Carole Pegg: Altaian Heroic Epics: Ritual Practices and Beliefs: Bisti Byrkan Jaaigan, 'Burkhan Created Us'
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| Description: | This jangar song, performed by female helpers (shabychi) at bi-annual Ak Jang rituals held in a secret open-air mountain temple above their natal village Kulady, praises Burkhan, the Creator. |
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| Created: | 2013-04-24 10:09 | ||||||
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| Collection: | World Oral Literature Project Collections | ||||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||||
| Copyright: | World Oral Literature Project | ||||||
| Keywords: | altai; ak jang (white belief); epic; algysh blessing; | ||||||
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| 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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