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Oral Traditions in the Iranian Speaking World

Khanna Usoyan

Kommentar

This seminar will focus on the ways in which knowledge is remembered and transmitted in oral traditions in the Iranian-speaking world, with a particular emphasis on three major forms of knowledge transfer: epics, history, and religion. During the course, a range of topics will be systematically discussed, including the following: the distinction between oral and written literature, the interaction between orality and literacy, the concept of 'text', the comparison of oral and written/'factual' history, and cultural memory. The seminar will draw upon a range of texts to explore the applicability of Parry and Lord's 'oral-formulaic theory' to oral traditions beyond epics. The course is offered in English and is available as part of the Master of Iranian Studies programme. Due to the limited capacity of the course, enrolment is restricted; students from other universities must obtain permission from the instructor. While prior knowledge of any Iranian language is very welcome, it is not a prerequisite for enrolment. The course will necessitate extensive reading of secondary literature in English. Schließen

Literaturhinweise

Allison, Christine and Kreyenbroek, Philip G. (eds.), Remembering the Past in Iranian Societies, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2013. Assmann, Jan, Das kulturelle Gedächtnis: Schrift, Erinnerung und politische Identität in frühen Hochkulturen, 6th edition, München, 2007. Cantera, Alberto (ed.), Transmission of the Avesta, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2012. Finnegan, Ruth, Oral Traditions and the Verbal Arts: a Guide to Research Practices, London and New York, 3rd edition, 2001, 1st edition 1992. Goody, Jack (ed.), ‘Canonization in oral and literate cultures,’ in A. van der Kooij and K. van der Toorn (eds.), Canonization and Decanonization, papers presented to the interna¬tional conference of the Leiden institute for the study of religions (LISOR), held at Leiden 9–10 January 1997. With an annotated bibliography compiled by J. A. Snoek, Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1998, pp. 3–16. Kreyenbroek, Philip and Marzolph, Ulrich (eds.), Oral Literature of Iranian Languages: Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi, Ossetic, Persian and Ta¬jik, companion volume II: A History of Persian Literature, I.B. London and New York, 2010. Omarkhali, Khanna and Kreyenbroek, Philip (eds.), Oral Tradition among Religious Communities in the Iranian-Speaking World, Volume 35, Number 2, Harvard, Cambridge, 2022. Omarkhali, Khanna, The Yezidi Religious Textual Tradition: From Oral to Written. Categories, Transmission, Scripturalisation and Canonisation of the Yezidi Oral Religious Texts, Series: Studies in Oriental Religions, vol. 72, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2017. Ong, W. J., Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word, Methuen, London and New York, 1982. Rubanovich, Julia (ed.), Orality and Textuality in the Iranian World. Patterns of Interaction Across the Centuries, Brill, 2015. Schließen

11 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Do, 12:00 - 14:00 11 Termine

Do, 17.04.2025 12:00 - 14:00

Dozenten:
Prof. Dr. Khanna Usoyan