Punjabi folklore, more particularly its folksongs, are a core part of the Punjabi culture.[1][2] Other important components of Punjabi folklore are farces, anecdotes, idioms, folktales, and sayings.[3]
Richard Carnac Temple argued in his 1884 work, The Legends of the Punjab, that the plot structure of Punjabi folktales and bardic poetry was indistinguishable from one another, albeit with the bardic poems being more textually conservative (as they had been governed by metre and rhyme due to being in verse form). This led him to believe that the folktales originated from the bardic literature, existing as degraded derivatives.[4]
I hope to show here abundantly that the bardic poem and the folktale are constructed on precisely the same lines as far as the pure story goes, even where the former is fastened on to really historical characters and mixed up with the narrative of bona fide historical facts [which Temple evidently values]. The folktale is very often in fact a mere scene, or jumble of scenes, to be found in the poem, where only the marvellous story has been remembered, while the names and surroundings of the actors to whom it is attributed has [sic] been forgotten. (Temple, v-vi)
— Donald Haase quoting R. C. Temple, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales, page 895
Themesedit
Punjabi folktales commonly incorporate stories involving animals which teach a moral lesson.[5] This is a theme which originated in ancient India, with a surviving example being the Panchatantra of the third century BCE.[5] Other prevalent themes found within Punjabi folklore is a suspcision of those in positions of power, and folly & pretense used for derision.[5]
History of studyedit
Book cover of Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel
Academic folkloristic research into and the collecting of the large corpus of Punjabi folktales began during the colonial-era by Britishers, such as Flora Annie Steel's three papers on her studies of local Punjabi folktales (1880), with a translation of three fables into English,[2] Richard Carnac Temple's The Legends of the Punjab (1884), Flora Annie Steel's Tales of the Punjab (1894), and Charles Frederick Usborne's Panjabi Lyrics and Proverbs (1905).[6][3] Native Punjabis have also contributed to this field, with some names being Devendra Satyarthi, Mohinder Singh Randhawa, Amrita Pritam, Sohinder Singh Wanjara Bedi, Giani Gurdit Singh, and Sukhdev Madpuri, whom have contributed published collections, encyclopedias, anthologies, and renditions in this field of study.[6]
^Temple, Richard C. (1884) The Legends of the Panjab. Bombay: Education Society's Press, [1884-1900] (Reissued with an introduction by Kartar Singh Duggal: Rupa and Company)
^ ab"Folklore Research in India - Punjab". Varia folklorica. Alan Dundes, International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. The Hague [Noordeinde 41]: Mouton. 1978. p. 205. ISBN978-3-11-080772-1. OCLC 561720258.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^ abLuhar, Sahdev (2023). Folklore Studies in India: Critical Regional Responses. N. S. Patel (Autonomous) Arts College. p. 53. ISBN9788195500840.
^"South Asian Tales". The Greenwood encyclopedia of folktales and fairy tales (in three volumes). Donald Haase. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 2008. p. 895. ISBN978-0-313-04947-7. OCLC 192044183.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ abcFolktales and fairy tales : traditions and texts from around the world. Anne E. Duggan, Donald Haase, Helen Callow (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara, California. 2016. p. 834. ISBN978-1-61069-253-3. OCLC 923255058.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^ abDatta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Vol. 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1309. ISBN9788126011940.
^Shuaib, Haroon (6 January 2022). "Raja Rasalu: An Epic Folklore from Sialkot". Youlin Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
^legends of the Panjab, Part 1 By R. C. Temple, Page121
^ abcdSouth Asian folklore : an encyclopedia. Peter J. Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Ann Mills. New York, NY. 2003. p. 497. ISBN978-1-000-14353-9. OCLC 1222776533.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^Aftab, Tahera (2008). Inscribing South Asian Muslim women : an annotated bibliography & research guide. Leiden: Brill. p. 511. ISBN978-90-474-2385-0. OCLC 608597790.
Further readingedit
Gill, Harjeet Singh (2003). Heer Ranjha and Other Legends of the Punjab. Illustrated by Eric Vikramjeet Singh Gill. Harman Publishing House. ISBN9788186622605.
Bedi, Sohinder Singh Wanjara. Punjabi Lokdhara Vishav Kosh (in many volumes) [in Punjabi]. Lok Prakashan. ISBN 978-8190860031
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Punjabi folklore more particularly its folksongs are a core part of the Punjabi culture 1 2 Other important components of Punjabi folklore are farces anecdotes idioms folktales and sayings 3 Contents 1 Research 1 1 Origin 1 2 Themes 1 3 History of study 2 List of Punjabi folklore 2 1 Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs 2 2 Punjabi Muslims 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksResearch editOrigin edit Richard Carnac Temple argued in his 1884 work The Legends of the Punjab that the plot structure of Punjabi folktales and bardic poetry was indistinguishable from one another albeit with the bardic poems being more textually conservative as they had been governed by metre and rhyme due to being in verse form This led him to believe that the folktales originated from the bardic literature existing as degraded derivatives 4 I hope to show here abundantly that the bardic poem and the folktale are constructed on precisely the same lines as far as the pure story goes even where the former is fastened on to really historical characters and mixed up with the narrative of bona fide historical facts which Temple evidently values The folktale is very often in fact a mere scene or jumble of scenes to be found in the poem where only the marvellous story has been remembered while the names and surroundings of the actors to whom it is attributed has sic been forgotten Temple v vi Donald Haase quoting R C Temple The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales page 895 Themes edit Punjabi folktales commonly incorporate stories involving animals which teach a moral lesson 5 This is a theme which originated in ancient India with a surviving example being the Panchatantra of the third century BCE 5 Other prevalent themes found within Punjabi folklore is a suspcision of those in positions of power and folly amp pretense used for derision 5 History of study edit nbsp Book cover of Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie SteelAcademic folkloristic research into and the collecting of the large corpus of Punjabi folktales began during the colonial era by Britishers such as Flora Annie Steel s three papers on her studies of local Punjabi folktales 1880 with a translation of three fables into English 2 Richard Carnac Temple s The Legends of the Punjab 1884 Flora Annie Steel s Tales of the Punjab 1894 and Charles Frederick Usborne s Panjabi Lyrics and Proverbs 1905 6 3 Native Punjabis have also contributed to this field with some names being Devendra Satyarthi Mohinder Singh Randhawa Amrita Pritam Sohinder Singh Wanjara Bedi Giani Gurdit Singh and Sukhdev Madpuri whom have contributed published collections encyclopedias anthologies and renditions in this field of study 6 List of Punjabi folklore edit nbsp Depiction of Raja Rasalu a Punjabi folk heroPunjabi Hindus and Sikhs edit The Adventures of Raja Rasalu Punjabi ਰ ਜ ਰਸ ਲ Gurmukhi راجا رسالو Shahmukhi 7 The Chronicles of the Nang Sakhi Sarwar and Dani Jatti Sakhi Sarwar and Jati Dhanna Bhagat Sarwar Sakhi Sarwar and Jati The Legend of Guru Gugga 8 Princess Adhik Anup Dai The Legend of Sila Dai The Story of Raja Mahi Parkash of Sarmor The Story of Syama Lord of Sohini The Song of Negi Bahadur Madana the Brave Lord of Chaura The Legend of Safidon Princess Niwal Dai The Genealogies of Lal Beg The Legend of Raja Gopi Chand The Story of Raja Chandarbhan and Rani Chand Karan Songs About Namdev The Marriage of Sakhi Sarwar The Ballad of Chuhar Singh Sansar Chand of Kangra and Fatteh Parkash of Sarmor Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur The Story of Raja Jagdeo Raja Nal The Legend of Raja Dhol Raja Rattan Singh Rani Padmini of Chhittor Sarwan and Farjian Puran Bhagat Inder Bego Sucha Soorma Jaani Chor Jeona Maur Loona Kehar Singh Ram Kaur Sham Lal Sham Singh Sham Kaur Dhol Sammi Kaulan Manu Guggu Ustaad HarmanPunjabi Muslims edit The Marriage of Ghazi Salar The Ballad of Isa Baniya The Ballad of Isa Bapari Hyms to Abdu Iiah Shah of Samin The Adventures of Mir Chakur Ismail Khan S Grandmother The Bracelet Maker of Jhang Heer Ranjha 9 Mirza Sahiba Sassi Punnun 9 10 Sohni Mahiwal Shirin Farhad Yusuf and Zulaikha Dulla Bhatti 9 Gul Bakawali 9 See also editMirasi Punjabi folk religion Punjabi folk musicReferences edit Temple Richard C 1884 The Legends of the Panjab Bombay Education Society s Press 1884 1900 Reissued with an introduction by Kartar Singh Duggal Rupa and Company a b Folklore Research in India Punjab Varia folklorica Alan Dundes International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences The Hague Noordeinde 41 Mouton 1978 p 205 ISBN 978 3 11 080772 1 OCLC 561720258 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link CS1 maint others link a b Luhar Sahdev 2023 Folklore Studies in India Critical Regional Responses N S Patel Autonomous Arts College p 53 ISBN 9788195500840 South Asian Tales The Greenwood encyclopedia of folktales and fairy tales in three volumes Donald Haase Westport Conn Greenwood Press 2008 p 895 ISBN 978 0 313 04947 7 OCLC 192044183 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link a b c Folktales and fairy tales traditions and texts from around the world Anne E Duggan Donald Haase Helen Callow 2nd ed Santa Barbara California 2016 p 834 ISBN 978 1 61069 253 3 OCLC 923255058 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link CS1 maint others link a b Datta Amaresh 1988 Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Devraj to Jyoti Vol 2 Sahitya Akademi p 1309 ISBN 9788126011940 Shuaib Haroon 6 January 2022 Raja Rasalu An Epic Folklore from Sialkot Youlin Magazine Retrieved 2023 05 07 legends of the Panjab Part 1 By R C Temple Page121 a b c d South Asian folklore an encyclopedia Peter J Claus Sarah Diamond Margaret Ann Mills New York NY 2003 p 497 ISBN 978 1 000 14353 9 OCLC 1222776533 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link CS1 maint others link Aftab Tahera 2008 Inscribing South Asian Muslim women an annotated bibliography amp research guide Leiden Brill p 511 ISBN 978 90 474 2385 0 OCLC 608597790 Further reading editGill Harjeet Singh 2003 Heer Ranjha and Other Legends of the Punjab Illustrated by Eric Vikramjeet Singh Gill Harman Publishing House ISBN 9788186622605 Bedi Sohinder Singh Wanjara Punjabi Lokdhara Vishav Kosh in many volumes in Punjabi Lok Prakashan ISBN 978 8190860031External links edit nbsp Punjab portalThe Legends Of The Punjab Temple R C The Legend of Guru Gugga Puran Bhagat Guru Gugga Loona by Shiv Kumar Batalvi The Marriage of Ghazi Salar Raja Jagdeo Raja Gopi Chand Arif Lohar Sings Mirza Punjabi Folksongs explained in English The Adventures of Mir Chakur The Ballad Of Isa Baniya Princess Adhik Anup Dhai Madna the Brave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Punjabi folklore amp oldid 1167960281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
