Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné

by Mark Turin, Marnyi Gyatso, Bendi Tso

Book Overview

Sh pa: 'explanation' or 'elucidation' in Tibetan.

A form of oral poetry sung antiphonally in a question-and-answer style.

This book contains a unique collection of Tibetan oral narrations and songs known as Sh pa, as these have been performed, recorded and shared between generations of Chon Tibetans from Amdo living in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Presented in trilingual format - in Tibetan, Chinese and English - the book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800648006
• ISBN13: 9781800648005
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Open Book Publishers
• Length: 804 Pages
• Weight: 2.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"