The Puyas (Manipuri: 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]
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| Language | Meitei language |
|---|---|
| No. of books | more than 120 |
Saroj Parratt noted in 2005 that none of these Puyas were yet to be 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Laishram.
- ^ Parratt (2005), pp. 10.
- ^ Parratt (2005), pp. 11.
- ^ Parratt (2005), pp. 11, 17.
- ^ Brandt (2005), pp. 128.
- ^ Naorem (2015), pp. 219.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Naorem, Deepak (October 2022). "Taming the 'rude' and 'barbarous' tongues of the frontier: Bor Saheps, Sutu Saheps and their encounters with languages, scripts, and texts (1835–1904)". The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 59 (4): 471–506. doi:10.1177/00194646221130814. ISSN 0019-4646.