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Bamo
Qubumo (Bamo Qubbumo)
comes from Nuosu Yi, born in the Cold Mountains, Sichuan; received her M.A. in Tibetan-Burman Language and Literature from The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (GSCASS) in 1988, obtained her Ph. D. in folklore at Beijing Normal University in 2003. Her research focuses on the tie between written and oral traditions of the Yi. She has conducted long-term field study on various aspects of Bimo scripture culture and Yi oral narratives. She is senior researcher and Director of Division of Literary Theory and Criticism, as well as Executive Director of OralTraditionsResearchCenter at Institute of Ethnic Literature (IEL), ChineseAcademy of Social Sciences (CASS). She also acts as Deputy General-Secretary of China Folklore Society (CFS). She is author of The Golden-Eagle Spirit and the Poetic Soul: a Study on Yi Ancient Scripture Poetics (2000), Spirit Picture and Ghost Board£ºA Survey of Incantation Epos and Ritualized Paintings in NuosuYi Area (2004), coauthor of The History of Yi Culture (1990), Mountain Patterns: the Survival of Nuosu Culture in China (2000). She currently has her target field study underway on Yi¡¯s verbal dueling and epic tradition. |
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Chao
Gejin
(Chogjin)
is a Mongolian from Hohhot, received his Ph.D. in Folklore from BeijingNormalUniversity. He serves as Senior Researcher as well as Deputy Director of Institute of Ethnic Literature, CASS, and Professor at The Graduate School of CASS. He specializes in Oral Tradition, focusing on Mongolian epic singing. He conducted fieldwork in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia and his many essays and papers appeared in a wide spectrum of journals. He recently published a book entitled Oral Poetics: Formulaic Diction of Arimpil's Jangar Singing (2000), a field study report entitled The Heroic Songs of the Past: Fieldnotes on the Oirat Mongolian Epic Tradition (2004), and his Chinese translation (2000) from JohnM.Foley's work The Theory of Oral Composition: History and methodology has come to Chinese readers' view.
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Deng
Minwen
belongs to the Dong,
born in Zhuping Village, Liping County, Guizhou. Graduated
from Dept. of Ethnic Minority Languages and Literatures, Central
Institute for Nationalities. He is Senior Researcher at Institute
of Ethnic Literature, CASS; His research interests in Dong
Oral Literature and Literary Relations as indicated by his
books Zhongguo duominzu wenxue shilun (On Literary History
of China Multi Ethnic Groups, 1995), Nanfang minzu wenxue
guanxi shi (History of Literary Relations of Southern Ethnic
Groups, the 2nd vol. 2001), Shen pan lun (On Divine Judgments,
1991); and he is chief-editor of Dongzu wenxue shi (History
of Dong Literature, 1988), and coauthor of Meiyou guowang
de wangguo: Dong Kuan yianjiu (The Kingdom without King: A
Study on Dong Kuan, 1995). |
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Jiangbian
Jiacuo
(Vjam-dpal-rgya-mtsho) comes
from Tibetan, born in Batang County, Sichuan. Graduated from
Southwest Institute for Nationalities in 1955. He is Senior
Researcher at Institute of Ethnic Literature, CASS; Director
of the Leading Group for Epic Gesar Studies. He works primarily
in Tibetan literature and epic Gesar studies, has published
many articles and essays in this filed. He is author of Ge-sa-er
chutan (Primary Exploration on Gesar, 1986), Ge-sa-er de lishi
mingyun £¨The Historical Fate of Gesar£¬collected papers, 1989£©,
Ge-sa-er yu Zangzu wenhua (Epic Gesar and Tibetan Culture,
1994)£¬as well as Gesaer lun (On Epic Gesar,1999). |
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Lang
Ying
is Han. She was educated at
Central Institute for Nationalities with distinction of Uygur
language and literature from 1960 to 1965. She is Senior Researcher
as well as Deputy Director of Institute of Ethnic Literature,
CASS. Her works devoted to the Uygur Literature, Turkic literature
and China northern epic studies, such as Ma-na-si: zhongguo
shaoshu minzu yingxiong shishi (Manas: A Hero Epic from China
Ethnic Minority Traditions, 1990), Ma-na-si lunxi (Manas:
Comments and Analysis, 1991), Fule Zhihui yu dongxifang wenhua
(Kudathu Bilik [Wisdom of Felicity and Happiness] and Oriental-Western
Cultures, 1992), Ma-na-si lun (On Epic Manas, 1999); and she
coauthored ke-er-ke-zi zu minjian wenxue gailan (A General
Survey of Kirghiz Folk Literature, 1992). |
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Li
Lianrong
(Brtson-vgrus-rgya-mtsho) is Tibetan,
born in Taergou Village, Datong County, Qinghai; Received
his M.A. in Folklore at Beijing Normal University, and his
Ph. D. in Tibetan Literature from The Graduate School of CASS.
He is Assistant Researcher at Institute of Ethnic Literature,
CASS. Having completed his doctoral dissertation Zhongguo
Ge-sa-er shishixue de xingcheng yu fazhan 1959-1996 (On the
Making and Developing of Gesar Epic Studies in China: 1959-1996),
he began to develop his research on textual analysis and singers
of epic Gesar. He has recently published a paper entitled
Woguo zaoqi Ge-sa-er shishixue de lilun jianshe (The Theoretical
Construction on Epic Gesar Studies: China Earlier Epic Scholarship,
in Collected Papers on Gesar Studies, vol. 5, Pp75-101. Beijing:
Ethnic Publishing House, 2001). |
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Rinchindorji
comes from Mongolian, born
in West Wing of Bagarin Banner, Inner Mongolia. Graduated
from Choibalsan University, Mongolian People's Republic. He
is Senior Researcher at Institute of Ethnic Literature, CASS;
His research devoted to Mongolian literature and epic studies,
as evidenced by numerous articles and papers in that area
and by his books Menggu yingxiong shishi yuanliu lun (On Origin
and Development of Mongolian Hero Epics, 2001), Jiang-ge-er
lun (On Epic Jangar 1999), Jiang-ge-er: zhongguo shaoshu minzu
yingxiong shishi (Jangar: A Hero Epic from China Ethnic Minority
Traditions 1990), Mengguzu minjian wenxue lunwen ji (A Collection
of Papers on Mongolian Folk Literature 1986) and so forth.
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Song Heping is a Han, graduated from Dept. of Ethnic Minority Language and Literature, Central Institute for Nationalities in 1966. She is Senior Researcher at Institute of Ethnic Literature, CASS. Her research interests in Manchu literature with distinction of Shamanistic studies. She is author of Nishan saman yanjiu (A Study on Nishan Shaman, 1998), and Manzu saman shenge yizhu (Translation with Annotations of Manchu Shaman Sacred-Songs, 1993), coauthor of Manzu saman wenben yanjiu (Research of Manchu Shaman Texts, 1997). |
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Wu
Xiaodong comes
from Miao people, born in Fenghuang County, Hunan; received
his M.A. in Linguistics from Central Institute for Nationalities
in 1992. He currently is Assistant Researcher at Institute
of Ethnic Literature, CASS, presently majoring in Miao oral
literature and verbal arts; Among his publications are articles
in Panhu shenhua: Chu yu Lu-Rong de yichang zhanzheng (Panhu
Myth and the War Between Ancient Chu Tribe and Lu-rong Tribe,
in Ethnic Literature Studies, 2000:4) and Miaojiang Yuzu hongshui
shenhua: Miao-man yu Dong-yi zhanzheng de fanying (Flood Myth
Transmitted in Frontier Miao Areas: as Reflection on the Fights
Between Ancient Miao Tribes and East Yi Groups, in Ethnic
Literature Studies, 1999:4); he is author of Miaozu tuteng
yu shenhua (Miao Totem and Mythology, 2002). |
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Yang
Enhong
is Han, born in Beijing; Graduated
from Dept. of Ethnic Minority Languages and Literatures, Central
Institute for Nationalities in 1967. Since then she spent
12 years in inner Tibet learning local language, dialect and
culture. She is currently Senior Researcher as well as Director
of Division of Tibetan Literature at Institute of Ethnic Literature,
CASS. While in her long-term fieldwork in border areas on
Tibet, Sichuan and Qinghai, she developed an intensive study
on singers of epic Gesar and published many articles in this
field. She is author of Ge-sa-er yiren yanjiu (Investigations
and Researches into Singers of Epic Gesar, 1995), and Ge-sa-er:
zhongguo shaoshu minzu yingxiong shishi (Gesar: A Hero Epic
from China Ethnic Minority Traditions, 1990), coauthor of
Meng-Zang wenhua guanxi shihua (History of Cultural Exchanges
Between Mongolian and Tibetan, 2000). |
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Zhalgaa
comes from Mongolian, born in Chaoyang,
Liaoning; received his M.A. of Arts from The Graduate School
of CASS in 1981. He currently is Senior Researcher at Institute
of Ethnic Literature, CASS. While in his earlier research
on masterpiece Hong Lou Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber), he
shifted to a comparative study of Sino-Mongolian literary
relationship and published many articles in that area. He
is author of Yi Ceng Lou, Qi Hong Ting, yu Hong Lou Meng (A
Storied Building with Single Floor, Weeping for the Red Pavilion,
and Dream of the Red Chamber, 1984), Yin-zhan-na-xi nianpu
(The Chronicle of Yinjannasi's Life, 1991), and Yin-zhan-na-xi
pingzhuan (A Critical Biography of Yinjannasi, 1994). His
current research centers on historical literature based on
Menggu Mishi (The Secret History of the Mongols).
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