[First posted in AWOL 2 October 2017, updated 25 December 2019]
Zipang: popularising the literature of ancient Iraq through the art of oral storytelling
Zipang: popularising the literature of ancient Iraq through the art of oral storytelling
Vision
The literature of Mesopotamia has lain dormant on clay tablets for more than 2000 years. Breathing new life into this literature through the art of oral storytelling is the ZIPANG missionMission Statement
The ZIPANG vision inspires the ZIPANG mission. ZIPANG is the Sumerian word for 'breath'.The ZIPANG mission is undertaken by the Enheduanna Society, an education charity founded in 2002. To fulfil this mission, the Enheduanna Society:• provides ZIPANG storytellers booked for public and private events organised by others• publishes retold stories from ancient Iraq• passes on Mesopotamian stories and storytelling skills to a new generation of ZIPANG storytellers• promotes and organises ZIPANG storytelling activities for all ages and abilities• brings together Iraqi and non-Iraqi scholars, storytellers, musicians and enthusiasts to develop their shared appreciation of Mesopotamian literature, and spread this appreciation to as many people as possible.The ZIPANG storytellers depend for their performance material on the work of academic translators and teachers.
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