A legend about the Kalmyk clan of Maatkud

Authors

  • Tamara G. Basangova Kalmyk Institute for Humanities, Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

Kalmyks, clan, cult of tree, yurt

Abstract

Article tells about an origin of one of Kalmyk clans — Maatkud. The name of the clan has ancient roots based on the cult of tree.

References

Basangova, T. G. (2006) Kontsept «derevo» i ego analogi v obriadovoi poezii kalmykov // Etnokul'turnaia kontseptosfera: obshchee, spetsifichnoe, unikal'noe. Materialy Mezhdunarodnoi nauchnoi konferentsii. Elista : Izd–vo Kalmytskogo gosuniversiteta, 2006. S. 37–38.

Bakaeva, E. P., Sangadzhiev, Iu. I. (2005) Kul'tura zhilishcha: etnicheskie traditsii i sovremennye prioritety u kalmykov. Elista : Dzhangar.

Ramstedt, G. I. (1957) Vvedenie v altaiskoe iazykoznanie. Morfologiia / per. s nem. M. : Izd-vo inostrannoi literatury.

Published

01.09.2013

Issue

Section

Nomads of the Asian continent

How to Cite

Basangova, Tamara G. 2013. “A Legend about the Kalmyk Clan of Maatkud”. The New Research of Tuva, no. 3 (September). https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/225.

Author Biography

  • Tamara G. Basangova Kalmyk Institute for Humanities, Russian Academy of Sciences
    Doctor of Philology, leading researcherof Departmentof folkloreand gangaramaya

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