Words, sound, image
life of the Tamil text
by Saskia Kersenboom
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This original and radical book challenges dominant parameters of literacy by comparing the oral tradition of the Tamils in South India with the Western culture of printed text. In India, traditional texts are always performed; as a result, form and meaning can change depending on the occasion. This is the opposite of Western communication through publication which is a static representation of knowledge.
The author examines the reasons for the differences between the Indian and Western textual traditions, and describes how text lives through the performing arts of words, sound and imagery. She argues that interactive multimedia is the first Western communication form to represent oral traditions effectively. A Compact Disc Interactive (CD-i) included with this book allows readers to see for themselves how multimedia can add meaning and complement traditional text-based studies.
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Tamil literature, Oral tradition, Tamil Folk literature, Rites and ceremonies, Prosodic analysis, Texts, Tamil language, Folklore, Performance, Tamil (Indic people), Folklore, india, Tamouls, Interprétation, Tradition orale, Tamoul (Langue), Analyse prosodique, Textes, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, General, Asian studies - south asia - general & miscellaneous, Asian studies - south asia - india, Asian languages - referenceShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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