Oirat Oral Tradition about the Origin of the Russians

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Oirat Oral Tradition about the Origin of the Russians

SRBA, Ondřej

Základní údaje

Originální název

Oirat Oral Tradition about the Origin of the Russians

Autoři

SRBA, Ondřej (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Mongolian Language and Culture in Contact International conference October 26–29, 2022. Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 2022

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60101 History

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Official website of the conference

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00129340

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Mongolia; oral tradition; legends; legendary origin; Russians; Kazakhs

Štítky

rivok

Změněno: 13. 1. 2023 17:08, Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The oral tradition of ethnic subgroups in Mongolia reflects not only the internal historical experience but also past and present attitudes of the community towards neighbouring ethnic groups and nations. This paper will follow oral narratives recorded from the currently preserved oral tradition of Altai Uriankhai and Zakhchin of Mongolia referring to the Russians (oros; note that in the oral tradition, the term oros belongs to general exonyms exceeding the current understanding of an ethnic group, nation or citizenship). The oral history provides several versions of the myth on the origin of the Russians created “by the magical abilities of a skilled lama”, reflecting the local understanding of the historical role and predestination of the Russians. The oral tradition explains why the Russians have a different religion from the Mongols and how 17laye related to the Buddhist civilizational sphere. Both Altai Uriankhai and Zakhchin belonged to Oirat groups which had rather limited direct contact with the Russian environment (unlike many other Oirat groups with a considerable historical experience of contacts with the Russians). This historical contact will be illustrated by the information from the local oral history. The narratives of the Oirat oral tradition influenced the current herder thinker, N. Bökhsuur (Üyench, Khovd; author of the book „The Truth of This World“ Ene delkhiin ünen, 2017), who, in his elaborate interpretation of the origin of the world and the origin of nations, also offers his own variant of the myth on the origin of the Russians. Bökhsuur‘s narrative indicates the vitality of the oral tradition and its ability to incorporate and transform new information.

Návaznosti

GA19-07619S, projekt VaV

Název: Mongolské rituální rukopisy v české sbírce: jejich edice, historie a středoasijské kořeny

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Mongolské rituální rukopisy v české sbírce - jejich edice, historie a středoasijské kořeny

Přiložené soubory

Oirat_Oral_Tradition_about_the_Origin_of_the_Russians_final.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

SRBA, Ondřej. Oirat Oral Tradition about the Origin of the Russians. In Mongolian Language and Culture in Contact International conference October 26–29, 2022. Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague. 2022.

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SRBA, Ondřej. Oirat Oral Tradition about the Origin of the Russians. In \textit{Mongolian Language and Culture in Contact International conference October 26–29, 2022. Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague}. 2022.

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