The Story of Barzu : As Told by Two Storytellers from Boysun, Uzbekistan

Rahmoni (ed), Ravshan (author.). van den Berg (ed), Gabrielle, (author.).

Summary: The ancient Persian storytelling tradition has survived until the present day among the Tajik villages in the Gissar mountains of Uzbekistan. This book explores the story of Barzu and demonstrates that the historical Transoxania, since the time of Alexander the Great, has always been a melting pot of diverse shared cultures. In the village of Pasurxi, near Boysun in the Surxandaryo region of contemporary Uzbekistan, a vivid oral tradition exists on the basis of stories from the Persian Book of Kings or ?ohnoma (Shahnama), composed more than a thousand years ago by the poet Firdavsi (Ferdowsi). These stories deal with the hero Barzu. The storytellers Jura Kamol and Mullo Rav?an composed two different versions of the story of Barzu in the Tajik as spoken in the Surxandaryo region. They used to tell their stories during evening gatherings in the village.

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ISBN: 9789087282868
ISBN: 9789087281168
Physical Description: 1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations, charts, figures, tables.
remote
Computer data.
electronic
Publisher: Leiden : Leiden University Press, c2013.
Distributor: Berlin : Knowledge Unlatched, c2013.
Copyright: ©2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.18 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Barzunoma In Boysun / Ravsan Rahmoni -- The Story of Barzu as Told by Jura Kamol, Pasurxi, Boysun, 1995 -- The Story of Barzu as Told by Mulloravsan, Pasurxi, Boysun, 2007.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Funding Information Note:	Knowledge Unlatched 100451 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	CC BY-NC-ND.
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.