The Tuvan legend ‘Bogda Changar Khan’ and its constant segments in the Oirat and Kalmyk versions of the heroic epic of ‘Jangar’
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2019.4.9Keywords:
epic; Tuvans; Oirats; Kalmyks; ethno-poetic constants; Jangar; Bogda Changar Khan; Tuvan folklore; Kalmyk folkloreAbstract
The article analyzes levels and grades of affinity between the Tuvan legend ‘Bogda Changar-khaan”, recorded from the taleteller Bayan U. Balbyr (1881–1962), and the Oirat and Kalmyk version of the heroic epic of ‘Jangar’. The text of the Tuvan legend is stored in the Tuvan Institute for Humanities and Applied Socio-Economic Research, the considered text of the Kalmyk epic is that of the 1978 edition – ‘Jangar. The Kalmyk Heroic Epic’.
The paper examines plot components characterized by varied constancy within the epic narrative. The study is based on the theory of ethno-poetic constants by V. M. Gatsak and other scientific methods. Special attention is paid to motifs and formulas typical for epics of Mongolic peoples both structurally, semantically, and verbally. The study deals with ethno-poetic constants of various levels: the plot about heroic actions; motifs: the message about the enemy’s arrival, selection of a hero, departure of the latter, punishment of the aggressor, etc.
It is noted that the Tuvan legend emerged as a result of the taleteller’s creative work who had been familiar with the Oirat epic tradition and was able to adapt the ‘imported’ plot within the Tuvan folklore environment, retaining some important epic constant segmentsReferences
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Khabunova E. E., Dampilova L. S., Kungaa M. B. and Ayuushzhaviyin A. The Tuvan legend ‘Bogda Changar Khan’ and its constant segments in the Oirat and Kalmyk versions of the heroic epic of ‘Jangar’. The New Research of Tuva. 2019, no. 4. URL: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/887 (access date ... ). DOI: 10.25178/nit.2019.4.9
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Evdokia E. Khabunova, Kalmyk State University
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Director of International Scientific Centre ‘Cultural Heritage of Mongolic Peoples’, Gorodovikov Kalmyk State University.
Postal address: 11, Pushkin St., 358000 Elista, Russia. T
el.: +7 (909) 396-90-54.
E-mail: khabunova@mail.ru
Lyudmila S. Dampilova, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Doctor of Philology, Chief Research Associate, Department of Literature and Folklore Research, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Postal address: 6, Sakhyanova St., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russia.
Tel.: +7 (983) 435-30-28.
E-mail: dampilova_luda@rambler.ru
Margarita B. Kungaa, Tuvan Institute for the Humanities and Applied Socioeconomic Studies
Candidate of Pedagogy, Leading Research Associate, Department of Folklore, Tuvan Institute for Humanities and Applied Socio-Economic Research.
Postal address: 4, Kochetov St., 667000, Kyzyl, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (394-22) 2-39-36.
E-mail: m.b.kungaa@mail.ru
Alimaa Ayuushzhaviyin, Institute of Language and Literature, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
PhD (Cultural Study), Head of Folklore Department, Institute of Language and Literature, Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
Postal address: 68, Zhukov St., Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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E-mail: alimaa_mgl@yahoo.com
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