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Snake Prince and Other Stories: Burmese Folk Tales

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Snake Prince and Other Stories: Burmese Folk Tales - Ledgard, Edna
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collected and retold by Edna Ledgard The people of Burma/Myanmar call it Shwe Pyidaw, the Golden Land, their fertile valley cradled in a horseshoe of mountains. When squabbling Western nations vied for control of the newly-mapped country a century ago, the local population had already lived in the mountainous land for over a millenium. Throughout those centuries, the legends and tales rooted in animist religions created a rich tapestry of spirits that underlie the later arrival of Buddhism. "Nat" spirits, dragons, winged ...

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Snake Prince and Other Stories: Burmese Folk Tales 1999, Interlink Books, Northampton, MA

ISBN-13: 9781566563130

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