The material and spiritual culture of the Oirat-Mongolian nomads in the mirror of Sart-Kalmyk proverbs
https://doi.org/10.53315/2782-3377-2022-2-1-93-99
Abstract
The article is devoted to the proverbs of the Sart-Kalmyks of Kyrgyzstan. It was in 1929 when A.C. Burdukov for the first time noted about the oral heritage of Sart-Kalmyks. Sart-Kalmyks, or Issyk-Kul, or Karakol Kalmyks (Kalmaks) are a small ethnic group of Oirat origin, practicing Islam. The ancestors of the Sart-Kalmyks came from the Xinjiang. The source base for the article was the personal field materials of the authors collected during the 2009–2021 scientific expeditions.
About the Authors
B. V. BadmaRussian Federation
Badma V. Menyaev
Elista
B. Kh. Borlykova
Russian Federation
Boskha H. Borlykova, Candidate of Philological Sciences
Elista
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Review
For citations:
Badma B.V., Borlykova B.Kh. The material and spiritual culture of the Oirat-Mongolian nomads in the mirror of Sart-Kalmyk proverbs. Nomadic civilization: historical research. 2022;2(1):93-99. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.53315/2782-3377-2022-2-1-93-99