{"product_id":"9789819525539","title":"Manaschï: The Singer of the Kirghiz Epic Manas","description":"\u003ch1\u003eManaschï: The Singer of the Kirghiz Epic Manas\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJumaturdu, Adil; Liang, Zhenhui; Liu, Huanyi\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThis book focuses on its developments and variations of performances of \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimHei; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003emanaschï\u003c\/span\u003e, the epic poet of \u003cem\u003eManas\u003c\/em\u003e. The book mainly introduces the collective features of \u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003emanaschï\u003c\/span\u003e, their shaman characters, social positions and their influences upon the life and ideology of the Kirg\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eh\u003c\/span\u003eiz people. The author studies the space and time limits for the epic performing as well as the taboos during performances. Besides, the analysis of the \u003cem\u003eManas\u003c\/em\u003e text, its formulaic features and formulaic diction are also given in the book. The author put oral epics into the live performances, and treat the epic singing as part of cultural folklore activities. The author believes that \u003cem\u003eManas\u003c\/em\u003e is in constant development and variation due to its oral nature. \u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789819525539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-95-2554-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 207\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44406947577996,"sku":"9789819525539","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819525539.jpg?v=1775068061","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819525539","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}