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20th-Century Kalmyk Rhymed Oaths (Poems): Poetics Revisited
Introduction. When it comes to 1930s Kalmyk poetic genres, special attention should be paid to rhymed oaths (poems) which, on the one hand, were tied to the Mongolic folklore tradition, and on the other hand, to the then historical realia and related ...
Rimma M. Khaninova
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The Genre of Kharal in 20th-Century Kalmyk Poetry
Introduction. In Kalmyk folklore, the genres of yöräl (well-wishing) and kharal (curse) cluster with magic poetry characterized by ritual and communicative functions.
Rimma M. Khaninova
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Kalmyk Literary Fable, 20th Century: Zoopoetics of Text
Introduction. In the genre system of Kalmyk poetry, the literary fable appeared in the 1930s. When it came to master the genre, Kalmyk poets mainly focused on the traditions of Russian fable of the 19th–20th centuries, primarily on I. A. Krylov’s works
Rimma M. Khaninova
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Introduction. Color terms constitute a most archaic lexical stratum of any language. Being characterized by vivid ethnocultural specifics, those serve as important elements to the linguistic view of the world. Goals. The paper seeks to analyze semantic
Aleksandra T. Bayanova
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Traditional kalmyk women’s costume in the system of folk art
The article is devoted to understanding the role and place of folk costume in the system of traditional art of the Kalmyk people. The relevance of this study is due, first of all, to the need to analyze the functional nature of women’s national costume ...
K. P. Batyreva, E. V. Bembeev
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Samples of Kalmyk Buddhist literature in I. I. Popov’s materials
Buddhist translated texts form a significant part of written heritage of Mongolian peoples, in particular Kalmyks, and are represented in handwritten materials of I. I. Popov, the collector of Kalmyk folklore of the turn of 19th–20th centuries. The paper
S. V. Mirzaeva
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Physical Destruction of the Enemy in Kalmyk Fairy Tales “Sedklin Arvn Bolg” (Memorized Twelve Chapters) by M. Burinov [PDF]
The article discusses different modes of physical destruction of the enemy or malicious character as represented in Kalmyk fairy-tale folklore: chopping, burning, destroying the body, exterminating the soul, and sewing into the skin.
Balzira V. Elbikova
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Yuriy Nurdaev, About folklore connoisseurs
Yuriy says that in the village of Sarpa there were many people who knew Kalmyk folklore well, including such names as Erdnin Lidzhin Pokin and Leezhnia Chonyn ...
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The Spider in the Folklore Traditions of the Kalmyks
The multi-genre Kalmyk folklore has incorporated a complex system of symbols that reflect the national distinctness and peculiarities of Kalmyk culture. In the present article, the author studies the image of the spider that has several denominations in the Kalmyk vocabulary: araaljin - the cross spider that lives in a house and the web it weaves is ...
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Oleg Mandzhiev, About Kalmyk Folklore
Although in Oriental culture the crow is a symbol of wisdom (because it lives for 300 years and knows everything) and is imbued with positive characteristics, in the Kalmyk fairy tale about the crow and the eagle as it is retold in Pushkin’s novel The ...
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