Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, other Mnemonic Techniques and the Oral Performance Context
The present paper examines the form and function of Pāli discourses as orally transmitted material. The first part takes up formal elements, such as "sound similarities", the "principal of waxing syllables", the frequent use of "repetition", and "pericopes". T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Simon Fraser University, David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication
2007
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Pages: 5-34 |
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| Summary: | The present paper examines the form and function of Pāli discourses as orally transmitted material. The first part takes up formal elements, such as "sound similarities", the "principal of waxing syllables", the frequent use of "repetition", and "pericopes". The second part turns to functional aspects of the Pāli oral tradition, examining its "purposes" and the "reciters" responsible for its performance., |
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| ISSN: | 1710-825X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
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