Carole Pegg: Altaian Heroic Epics: Ritual Practices and Beliefs: Ak Jang Ritual 2, 'White Belief’ Ritual 2

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Description: At the beginning of the Ak Jang clan ritual (Sary Bür), Arzhan Kӧzӧrӧkov requests blessings in traditional Altain verse form, using epic terminology, while sprinkling milk-vodka to spiritual participants - the temple’s fire (ot), altars (tagyls), cheese figurines (shatra) and white prayer flags (kyira).
 
Created: 2013-04-24 09:55
Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: World Oral Literature Project
Keywords: altai; ak jang (white belief); epic; algysh blessing;
Credits:
Director:  Carole Pegg
Actor:  Arzhan Mikhailovich Khozorokov
 
Abstract: The project builds on Pegg's research undertaken in the Mountain Altai since 2002. It includes audio-vidual recordings of living endangered traditions related to heroic epic performance. These include 'requests for blessings' and Jangar songs performed within Ak Jang (White Belief) clan rituals held in open-air temples (Küree) in secret mountain locations. Also included is a video recorded by Pegg prior to the WOLP project of the epic 'Maadai Kara' performed by a contemporary 'With Spirit' (Eelü) bard.
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