HU OSA 437-1-11 Oral Tradition of Zanskar

Identity Statement

Reference Code
HU OSA 437-1-11
Title
Oral Tradition of Zanskar
Date(s)
2018
Description Level
Series
Extent and medium (processed)
1 Digital container, 0.0 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)
Namgail, Stanzin
Nurboo, Nima
Falke, Tsultrim
Wangail (a lurspon or wedding singer)
Dolma, Nima
Lamo, Tashi
Angmo, Tsetan
Norzom, Tsewang
Tsazar (an amchi or traditional medicinal healer)

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)
This collection documents the endangered oral tradition of the Zanskar Valley in Northern India and covers a variety of genres from traditional songs to oral history.
Scope and Content (Narrative)
The Zanskar Valley lies high in the Indian Himalayas (also known as Western Tibet), in Jammu and Kashmir states. Isolated from the rest of the world by high mountain ranges, it retained its unique local culture well into the second half of the twentieth century. In the past few decades, the construction of roads linking it to the outside word, the arrival of tourism and the socio-economic transformation driven by various aspects of modernization have led to a swift decline of traditional Zanskari culture, including its rich oral tradition. The recordings were made in the summer of 2018 by Stanzin Namgail, a native of Zangla village in the Zanskar Valley and an MA graduate of the Cultural Heritage Studies Program at Central European University.
Accruals

Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access
Not restricted
Languages
Tibetan
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