Karl Reichl
List of John Benjamins publications for which Karl Reichl plays a role.
Article
2003 The search for origins: Ritual aspects of the performance of epic Ritual Language Behaviour, Bax, Marcel (ed.), pp. 249–267 | Article
Although in some traditions (notably in India) oral epics are performed as part of a religious ritual, there is no overt ritual function of the epic in most oral traditions known today. However, even in a purely secular and seemingly non-ritual context, the performance of oral epics can have… read more