The Image of Swan in Buryat Cosmogonic Ideas: Semantics Analyzed
Introduction. In mythological worldviews of Buryats and quite a number of other Turko-Mongols, swan acts as a totem on the female part of the ethnic community. The article examines the image of swan in Buryat cosmogonic folkways. The semantic approach to
Nadezhda B. Dashieva
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Siberia Department of the Russian Geographical Society: Ethnographic Research of the Mongolic Peoples [PDF]
Introduction. The publication highlights efforts undertaken by Siberia Department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society (since 1851 — Siberia Department, since 1877 — Eastern Siberia Department) to explore the ethnography of the Mongolic peoples ...
Aybulat V. Psyanchin, Marsel M. Mannapov
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Image of the Deer-Sun and Ethnonym of the Khori Buryats
. Introduction. The article examines the ethnonym of the largest Buryat tribe — Khori. The absence of universally accepted etymology thereof in Buryat ethnography significantly complicates ethnogenetic studies dealing with earliest ethnic history ...
Nadezhda B. Dashieva
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The motif of a relationship between a human and an animal in genealogical legends of the buryats
The given article discusses the motif of the miraculous birth of a child from an animal in the narratives about the origins of Buryat tribes and clans. The study sets a goal of identifying the structure of plots where this motif is present, determine its
Zinaida A. Debenova
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Oirats and Tribes of Bargudzhin-oron [PDF]
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6673, Tsybikdorzhiev, Dorj V.
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To the Issue of the Early Ethnic History of Bargu-Buryat Community [PDF]
The article presents versions and the hypothesis of early Barga - Buryat ethnogenesis and further branching of ethnic history. The study is based on ethnonym materials, as well as the latest research in the field of the history of these peoples.
B. Z. Nanzatov
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Estimating the impact of the Mongol expansion upon the gene pool of Tuvans [PDF]
With a view to trace the Mongol expansion in Tuvinian gene pool we studied two largest Tuvinian clans – those in which, according to data of humanities, one could expect the highest Central Asian ancestry, connected with the Mongol expansion.
A. T. Agdzhoyan +11 more
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Indigenous Efforts and Dimensions of Mongolian Buddhism Exemplified by the Mergen Tradition. [PDF]
This thesis investigates the indigenous efforts and dimensions of Mongolian Buddhism on the local and practical levels exemplified by the Mergen Tradition of Inner Mongolia, China.
Ujeed, Uranchimeg Borjigin
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Alternative history: Creation, use and interpretation of Buryat genealogies [PDF]
Group identities are often built on genealogies. Buryat culture appears to conform to this general rule. Elaborate Buryat historical genealogies have been written and preserved.
Zhanaev, Ayur
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The Essay «Tobčilan ǰokiyaүsan šasin-u ǰiruqai orusiba» («A Brief Chronology of the Doctrine») of G.-Zh. Dylgyrov [PDF]
Introduction. The genre and thematic classification of religious writings in the Old Mongolian language largely repeats those in Tibetan literature. Among the Tibetan historical literature, researchers distinguish the genre of religious chronology (tib ...
Marina V. Ayusheeva
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