Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet
This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab. Emerging in the 1980s during a period of cu...
Furkejuvvon:
| Váldodahkki: | |
|---|---|
| Materiálatiipa: | Online |
| Giella: | eaŋgalasgiella |
| Almmustuhtton: |
Open Book Publishers
2025
|
| Fáttát: | |
| Liŋkkat: | ONIX_20250929T144438_9781805115274_3 |
| Fáddágilkorat: |
Eai fáddágilkorat, Lasit vuosttaš fáddágilkora!
|
| _version_ | 1869522306703818752 |
|---|---|
| author | Jyab, Menla |
| author_browse | Jyab, Menla |
| author_facet | Jyab, Menla |
| author_sort | Jyab, Menla |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab. Emerging in the 1980s during a period of cultural revival in Tibetan communities, khashag fused traditional Tibetan expression with influences from Han Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk), evolving into a medium of sharp societal critique and joyous entertainment. Menla Jyab, a pioneering performer, used his platform in radio, television, to craft comedies described as ‘having meaning in every line’. Drawing on a decade and a half of Tim Thurston’s research and his and Tsering Samdrup’s close connections with Menla Jyab, this groundbreaking work brings these culturally significant performances to English-speaking audiences for the first time. This richly contextualized volume explores the genre’s linguistic intricacies, performative brilliance, and cultural resonance, highlighting its role in overcoming literacy barriers to reach a broad audience. The translations, based on published scripts and transcribed recordings, are accompanied by insightful notes that illuminate the subtle interplay of humor, critique, and identity in Tibetan life. Careful Village is an indispensable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Tibetan culture, performance studies, and oral traditions. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-166792 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publishDateRange | 2025 |
| publishDateSort | 2025 |
| publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| publisherStr | Open Book Publishers |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1667922025-09-30T05:04:46Z Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet Jyab, Menla Thurston, Timothy Tibetan cultural revival Khashag spoken dialogues Menla Jyab comedies Tibetan expressive culture Post-Mao Tibetan literature Cross-cultural performance analysis thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATY History of Performing Arts thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSA Literary theory thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab. Emerging in the 1980s during a period of cultural revival in Tibetan communities, khashag fused traditional Tibetan expression with influences from Han Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk), evolving into a medium of sharp societal critique and joyous entertainment. Menla Jyab, a pioneering performer, used his platform in radio, television, to craft comedies described as ‘having meaning in every line’. Drawing on a decade and a half of Tim Thurston’s research and his and Tsering Samdrup’s close connections with Menla Jyab, this groundbreaking work brings these culturally significant performances to English-speaking audiences for the first time. This richly contextualized volume explores the genre’s linguistic intricacies, performative brilliance, and cultural resonance, highlighting its role in overcoming literacy barriers to reach a broad audience. The translations, based on published scripts and transcribed recordings, are accompanied by insightful notes that illuminate the subtle interplay of humor, critique, and identity in Tibetan life. Careful Village is an indispensable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Tibetan culture, performance studies, and oral traditions. 2025-09-30T05:04:45Z 2025-09-30T05:04:45Z 2025-09-29T12:47:22Z 2025 book ONIX_20250929T144438_9781805115274_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/106166 9781805115274 9781805115250 9781805115267 9781805115298 9781805115281 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166792 eng World Oral Literature Series open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/106166/1/9781805115274.pdf Open Book Publishers Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0452 10.11647/OBP.0452 b014b543-78bd-4c3b-bc71-b68e2ac855b9 9781805115274 9781805115250 9781805115267 9781805115298 9781805115281 Open Book Publishers 328 Cambridge, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | Tibetan cultural revival Khashag spoken dialogues Menla Jyab comedies Tibetan expressive culture Post-Mao Tibetan literature Cross-cultural performance analysis thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATY History of Performing Arts thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSA Literary theory thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology Jyab, Menla Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet |
| title | Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet |
| title_full | Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet |
| title_fullStr | Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet |
| title_short | Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet |
| title_sort | careful village and other khashag from tibet |
| topic | Tibetan cultural revival Khashag spoken dialogues Menla Jyab comedies Tibetan expressive culture Post-Mao Tibetan literature Cross-cultural performance analysis thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATY History of Performing Arts thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSA Literary theory thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology |
| topic_facet | Tibetan cultural revival Khashag spoken dialogues Menla Jyab comedies Tibetan expressive culture Post-Mao Tibetan literature Cross-cultural performance analysis thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATY History of Performing Arts thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSA Literary theory thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology |
| url | ONIX_20250929T144438_9781805115274_3 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jyabmenla carefulvillageandotherkhashagfromtibet |