Akha death rituals (open access)

Akha death rituals

Typed translations and descriptions of Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into 8 chapters. Includes partial English translations, handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering, and a short introduction summarizing each chapter. Numbering on left margins corresponds to page numbers of original transcriptions in Akha notebooks 93-98.
Date: 1979
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ritual chant (open access)

Ritual chant

Recitation of a njíphà (shaman) describing traditional healing and ritual practices.
Date: 1984
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hani funeral text (open access)

Hani funeral text

Typed transcription of a Hani funeral ritual narrative describing the underworld and the relationships between humans and the natural world.
Date: 1992
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of death rituals (open access)

Description of death rituals

Description of rituals associated with death, including preparing the body, offerings, and the roles of family members in these practices.
Date: 1990~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha death rituals: A preliminary translation (open access)

Akha death rituals: A preliminary translation

Typed descriptions of Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into 22 chapters including English translations, handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering, and a table of contents summarizing each chapter. Original Akha clauses appear in a numbered list with corresponding English clause-level translations on the following page.
Date: 1984
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
A preliminary comparison of Hani and Akha funeral texts: Report on work in progress (open access)

A preliminary comparison of Hani and Akha funeral texts: Report on work in progress

Pre-print of a manuscript comparing Hani and Akha funeral texts, including excerpts.
Date: 1993/1997~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Orally transmitted texts of the minorities in East and Southeast Asia: Suggestions for research across borders (open access)

Orally transmitted texts of the minorities in East and Southeast Asia: Suggestions for research across borders

Pre-print manuscript about the value of orally transmitted texts, including excerpts of Akha texts translated into English.
Date: 1997/2004~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
A comparison of Ghɔky and Akha (open access)

A comparison of Ghɔky and Akha

Pre-print of a conference paper comparing Ghɔky and Akha including word lists comparing modern forms and syllables.
Date: 1991/2004~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library