The Muong Epics of 'The Birth of the Earth and Water' in a Viet-Muong Comparative Perspective: An Alternative Vision of the Common Past

20 Pages Posted: 29 Dec 2015

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Nina Grigoreva

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

Date Written: December 29, 2015

Abstract

The paper deals with Muong epic tales included into the cycle of ‘The Birth of the Earth and Water’. These tales, which represent a type of ritual narrative performed during traditional mourning rites (Mo), are analyzed in the context of Vietnamese folk stories from a 15th century collection entitled ‘A Selection of Wondrous Tales of Linh Nam’. The comparative analysis of two bodies of narratives is used to suggest an alternative vision of the ethnic and cultural history of the Muong and the Vietnamese (Kinh).

Keywords: Vietnam, Muong, Viet-Muong, epics, comparative analysis

JEL Classification: Z19

Suggested Citation

Grigoreva, Nina, The Muong Epics of 'The Birth of the Earth and Water' in a Viet-Muong Comparative Perspective: An Alternative Vision of the Common Past (December 29, 2015). Higher School of Economics Research Paper No. WP BRP 118/HUM/2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2708982 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2708982

Nina Grigoreva (Contact Author)

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) ( email )

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Moscow, Moscow 119017
Russia

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