Oral Literature, Gender, and Precedence in East Timor: Metaphysics in Narrative

by David Hicks

Book Overview

Decades of war, social upheaval and political change have not lessened the enduring interest of East Timorese in their oral traditions. Although new forms of expression are emerging, the corpus of Timorese oral narrative largely retains an underlying metaphysical unity, and continues to express indigenous notions about gender and precedence. Until now, Timorese oral narratives have not been subjected to rigorous scholarly analysis. In this masterly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8776942767
• ISBN13: 9788776942762
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
• Length: 220 Pages