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UNINA9910812892503321 |
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Autore |
Klapproth Daniele M. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Narrative as social practice : Anglo-Western and Australian Aboriginal oral traditions / / by Daniele M. Klapproth |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2004 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (469 pages) : 2 maps |
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Collana |
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Language, power, and social process ; ; 13 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aboriginal Australians |
Oral tradition - Australia |
Oral tradition - English-speaking countries |
Discourse analysis, Narrative - Australia |
Discourse analysis, Narrative - English-speaking countries |
Storytelling - Australia |
Storytelling - English-speaking countries |
Literature and stories - Story telling and story tellers |
English-speaking countries Folklore |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Creating webs of significance: The role of narrative in socio-cultural construction of reality; Chapter 3. The narrative sharing of words: Storytelling as communicative interaction; Chapter 4. Exploring the structure of narrated worlds: The search for study schemata; Chapter 5. The Beautiful and the Beasty: Cultural specifics of Anglo-Western narrative aesthetics; Chapter 6. Always keeping track: Text building strategies in Pitjantjatjara and Yankunyjatjara storytelling; Chapter 7. Holding the world in place: The interrelatedness of story, practice, and culture Chapter 8. Conclusions and implications; Back matter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a highly original comparative study of the oral storytelling traditions of two widely divergent cultures, Anglo-Western culture and Central Australian Aboriginal culture. Concerned with both theoretical and empirical issues, this book offers a critical discussion of the most influential theories of narrative. It evaluates them on the basis of |
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