Burma: Literature, Historiography, Scholarship, Language, Life, and Buddhism
HLA PE, author
Date of publication:
1985
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
214
Code:
BM59
About the publication
This selection of lectures by Professor Hla Pe, who has published widely in the fields of Burmese language and literature, and cultural studies, provides an insight into Burmese literature, culture, beliefs and way of life through the authors own personal life and career. The lectures are divided into six parts: On Literature, On Historiography, On Scholarship, On Language, On Life, and On Buddhism.
Contents
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Burma: Literature, Historiography, Scholarship, Language, Life, and Buddhism
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789814377904] -
Preliminary pages
- PART I: ON LITERATURE
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1. Burmese Poetry, 1450 - 1885: Its Scope and Nature
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2. The Beginnings of Modern Popular Burmese Literature, 1870 - 1940
- PART II: ON HISTORIOGRAPHY
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3. Observations on Some of the Indigenous Sources for Burmese History Down to 1886
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4. Burmese Historiography: The Source, Nature and Development of Burmese Chronicles
- PART III: ON SCHOLARSHIP
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5. From Peasant to Professor
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6. Contributing to the Advancement of Knowledge: Reminiscences on the Birth of an Article Fifteen Years After Its Conception, 1935 - 50
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7. Collecting Burmese Proverbs
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8. The Burmese - English Dictionary
- PART IV: ON LANGUAGE
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9. Burmese Royal Language
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10. Officials' Titles in Burmese
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11. Sanskrit and Pali Derivatives in the Language of Burmese Government and Politics
- PART V: ON LIFE
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12. Riddles
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13. Hospitality
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14. Family and Other Aspects of Life in Burma
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15. A Shin-byu-bwe in Burma
- PART VI: ON BUDDHISM
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16. Buddhism in Burma: Supporters
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17. Buddhism in Burma: Disseminators
