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The Cat in Folklore Traditions of the Kalmyks, Other Mongolic and Far Eastern Peoples

open access: yesOriental studies, 2019
. Introduction . The article observes the material about cat in the culture of Kalmyks and other Mongol-speaking peoples. Contrary to expectations associated with the nomadic culture, in new materials on Kalmyk folklore, the cat is represented in Kalmyk ...
A. A. Burykin
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

The genetic legacy of the expansion of Turkic-speaking nomads across Eurasia. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Genetics, 2015
The Turkic peoples represent a diverse collection of ethnic groups defined by the Turkic languages. These groups have dispersed across a vast area, including Siberia, Northwest China, Central Asia, East Europe, the Caucasus, Anatolia, the Middle East ...
Bayazit Yunusbayev   +28 more
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Worldview of Mongolic Peoples: Representations of the Beginnings of Human Life and Its Prospective Quality

open access: yesМонголоведение (Монгол судлал), 2019
. Goals . The work aims to examine the issues of perception and understanding of processes characterizing the beginnings of human life, its sources in the traditional worldview of Inner Asian Turko-Mongolic nomads. Methods .
M. Sodnompilova
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Animals in Superstitious Signs of Mongolic Peoples

open access: yesМонголоведение (Монгол судлал), 2018
A. Lidzhiev, E. V. Vankaieva
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Bayïrqu and Barγu: Deconstructing One Myth [PDF]

open access: yesВопросы ономастики, 2020
In academic and unspecialized literature related to the ethnogenesis and ethnic history of the Buryats, the two ethnonyms Bayïrqu ~ Bayarqu, known in the Old Turkic period, and Barγu ~ Barqu, first recorded in the early 13th century, have been commonly ...
Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin
doaj   +1 more source

Veneration of Ursa Major among the Oirats and Kalmyks: Ancient Beliefs and Later Buddhist Additions. Part 1

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. Ursa Major is the constellation most venerated by Mongolic peoples. Goals. The article seeks to analyze related beliefs traced in folklore and collected field data, reveal key mythological characteristics, and cast light upon diachronous ...
Elza P. Bakaeva
doaj   +1 more source

The Motif of Heroic Duel (Combat) and Its Variation Row in Mongolic Epic Traditions

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. The article examines the motif of heroic duel (combat) as an important segment of the epic plot, and our comparative analysis of the nuclear basis of the motif and its variation list proves instrumental in delineating a structural ...
Evdokia E. Khabunova   +2 more
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Names of Leather Packages and Containers in the Mongolic Languages

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2018
Though studied unevenly, the Mongolian languages have been long known both in Europe and Russia’s academic circles. The most investigated modern Mongolian languages are Khalkha Mongolian, Buryat and Kalmyk.
B. D. Balzhinimaeva
doaj   +1 more source

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