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Hair in Mythological Human Anatomy and Ritual Practice of Turkic and Mongolic Peoples

Etnografia, 2023
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Veneration of Ursa Major among the Oirats and Kalmyks: Ancient Beliefs and Later Buddhist Additions. Part 1

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

Oriental 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, Ludmila S. Dampilova, Alimaa Ayuushzhaviyin   +2 more
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Names of Leather Packages and Containers in the Mongolic Languages

Oriental 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
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Once Again on the Chronology of the As People’s Entry into Mongol Service [PDF]

Golden Horde Review, 2021
Research objectives: To ascertain the time and circumstances of the As people’s incorporation into the service of the Great Mongol Qa’ans. Research materials: Biographies of the As military commanders presented in the official History of the Yüan dynasty (the main source), the narratives of John of Plano Carpini and William of Rubruck, the chronicles ...
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The Secret History of the Mongols (Mongγol-un niγuča tobčiyan): Orographic Objects in the Context of Inner Asian Historical Geography

Oriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. Investigation of the space once invaded and reclaimed by the Mongolic peoples is one of the pressing problems in the history of nomadic societies. Goals.
Marina M. Sodnompilova
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Magic in Economic Practices of Inner Asian Nomadic Livestock Breeders

Oriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. Breeding of domestic animals capable of surviving across different ecological niches of Inner Asia proved crucial to nomadic culture and its biological adaptation to harsh and unpredictable natural conditions of the region.
Marina M. Sodnompilova, Bair Z. Nanzatov
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On the Chronology of the As People’s Entry into Mongol Service [PDF]

Golden Horde Review, 2019
Objective: To ascertain the time and circumstances of the As people’s incorporation into the service of the Mongol Empire’s supreme rulers. Research materials: Biographies of the As military commanders found in the section of “Biographies of the Famous” in the Chinese “History of the Yüan Dynasty” (Yuan Shi) as well as information from the Franciscan ...
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Ethnonym Togeles in the History of the Mongolic and Turkic Peoples

Orientalistica
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Lexis Denoting Some Traditional Meat, Flour and Vegetable Products in the Khalkha Mongolian, Buryat and Kalmyk Languages

Oriental Studies, 2018
The article analyzes lexis denoting traditional foods and products of the Mongolian peoples – Khalkha-Mongols, Buryats and Kalmyks. Meat cooking methods include cooking in water (Kh.-Mong. chansan makh, Bur. shanaγan myakhan, Kalm. chansn makhn), frying (
S. M. Trofimova
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