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{{short description|Collection of Meitei written records, Meetei}} | |||
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{{Infobox book series | |||
| name = Puyas | |||
| image = A picture of Puya(Meitei text).jpg | |||
| image_caption = ꯄꯨꯌꯥ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯤꯛ | |||
| books = | |||
| language =[[Meetei language]] | |||
| number_of_books = more than 120 (Nongsamei Puya, Sanamahi Laihui, [[Numit Kappa]], etc.) | |||
}} | |||
The '''Puyas''' ({{lang-mni|ꯄꯨꯌꯥ}}) are archaic Manipuri manuscripts.{{sfnp|Laishram}} They encompass a wide spectrum of themes including [[genealogy]], [[literature]], [[history]], [[royalties]], administration, [[creation myth|creation]] and [[cosmology]], [[philosophy]], [[poetry]], [[religious belief]]s, etc.{{sfnp|Laishram}} | |||
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== | Saroj Parratt noted in 2005 that none of these Puyas were yet dated by professional historians or subject to serious textual-critical scrutiny.{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=10}} Consequently, she criticized the tendency of local authors to treat Puyas as reliable sources in their reconstruction of Manipuri History.{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=11}} Scholars have noted that Puyas had been forged by [[Meitei nationalism|Meitei Nationalists]] to support their [[Invented tradition|reinvention of history and tradition]].{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=11,17}}{{sfnp|Brandt|2005|pp=128}}{{sfnp|Naorem|2015|pp=219}} | ||
== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Meitei literature]] | |||
* [[Sanamahism]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* https:// | * {{Cite journal|last=Brandt|first=Carmen|date=2017-12-05|title=Writing off domination: the Chakma and Meitei script movements|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19472498.2017.1411050|journal=South Asian History and Culture|language=en|doi=10.1080/19472498.2017.1411050|issn=1947-2498}} | ||
* https:// | * {{Cite web|last=Laishram|first=Sadhana|title=Conservation and preservation of Manuscripts in Manipur|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/254457/7/07_chapter%202.pdf}} | ||
* {{Cite book|last=Naorem|first=Naorem Malemsanba|chapter=Centrality of body politics in Thokachanba’s script and cultural revivalism in Manipur|chapter-url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315638317-26/centrality-body-politics-thokachanba-script-cultural-revivalism-manipur-naorem-malemsanba-meetei|title=Colonialism and Resistance: Society and State in Manipur|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781315638317|location=London}} | |||
* {{Cite web|last=Rajshekhar|first=M.|title=In violence-scarred Manipur, ancient scrolls show why AFSPA will not work|url=http://scroll.in/article/733295/in-violence-scarred-manipur-ancient-scrolls-show-why-afspa-will-not-work|access-date=23 October 2020|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}} | |||
* {{Cite book|last=Parratt|first=Saroj Nalini Arambam|title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa : Original Text, Translation, and Notes|date=2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0-415-34430-1|location=London}} | |||
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{{History}} | |||
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[[Category:History]] | [[Category:Meitei culture]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:24, 31 August 2021
The Puyas (Meitei: ꯄꯨꯌꯥ) are archaic Manipuri manuscripts.[1] They encompass a wide spectrum of themes including genealogy, literature, history, royalties, administration, creation and cosmology, philosophy, poetry, religious beliefs, etc.[1]
Saroj Parratt noted in 2005 that none of these Puyas were yet dated by professional historians or subject to serious textual-critical scrutiny.[2] Consequently, she criticized the tendency of local authors to treat Puyas as reliable sources in their reconstruction of Manipuri History.[3] Scholars have noted that Puyas had been forged by Meitei Nationalists to support their reinvention of history and tradition.[4][5][6]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Laishram.
- ↑ Parratt (2005), pp. 10.
- ↑ Parratt (2005), pp. 11.
- ↑ Parratt (2005), pp. 11,17.
- ↑ Brandt (2005), pp. 128.
- ↑ Naorem (2015), pp. 219.
Bibliography
- Brandt, Carmen (5 December 2017). "Writing off domination: the Chakma and Meitei script movements". South Asian History and Culture. doi:10.1080/19472498.2017.1411050. ISSN 1947-2498.
- Laishram, Sadhana. "Conservation and preservation of Manuscripts in Manipur" (PDF).
- Naorem, Naorem Malemsanba (2015). "Centrality of body politics in Thokachanba's script and cultural revivalism in Manipur". Colonialism and Resistance: Society and State in Manipur. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781315638317.
- Rajshekhar, M. "In violence-scarred Manipur, ancient scrolls show why AFSPA will not work". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- Parratt, Saroj Nalini Arambam (2005). The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa : Original Text, Translation, and Notes. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-34430-1.