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

How to Cite

Basangova, T. G. (2013) “A legend about the Kalmyk clan of Maatkud”, The New Research of Tuva, 3. Available at: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/225 (Accessed: 19.12.2024).

Issue

No. 3 (2013)

Section

Nomads of the Asian continent

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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