Sacred Remnants, Ironic Embellishments: Riddles on Fire

J 2018

Sacred Remnants, Ironic Embellishments: Riddles on Fire

MIKOS, Rachel

Základní údaje

Originální název

Sacred Remnants, Ironic Embellishments: Riddles on Fire

Autoři

MIKOS, Rachel

Vydání

MONGOLICA: An International Journal of Mongolian Studies, Ulaanbaatar, The International Association for Mongol Studies (IAMS), 2018, 1024-3143

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60203 Linguistics

Stát vydavatele

Mongolsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Full text of the paper

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Ethnolinguistics; Mongolian Studies; Gilles Deleuze; Linguistics; Riddles; Oral literature; Nomadology

Příznaky

Recenzováno

Změněno: 29. 8. 2023 22:17, Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The riddles used in this article were drawn from the collections Монгол оньсого ардын таваар [Enigmas and Puzzles of the People of Mongolia], by G. Lovor and Ts. Ölziihitag; and Түмэн оньсого [10,000 Riddles] by Ts. Ölziihutag. In the earlier collection, there is a section comprising 100 riddles about fire and other phenomena connected with fire (matches, smoke, ashes, the hearth, the cauldron or pot, sparks, and so on). This section follows a general progression of classifying the riddles from the most expansive conception of the cosmos (the Universe, celestial bodies), to the sun and moon, to the stars and constellations, to the year and the seasons, night and day, various meteorological phenomena, shadows, snow and ice, wind and storms, then progressing to the organic world, the human sphere, the human body, tools and implements used by men, and so on. This ordering of riddles also reflects a certain perception of the cosmos, in which the universe is seen as all-embracing, and a vast container, a cosmological perspective reflected in many riddles overall. In the second collection, in two volumes, there are approximately 175 riddles grouped under the heading of Fire and Flames (Гэр дөлийн зүйл), falling under the further classification of House and Residence (Гэр орон) (not including riddles about candles, lights, and matches). As is true of Mongolian oral folklore in general, these riddles are characterized by an intensely visual character. In addition they explore (almost, one could say, document) the organic process of fire from its very origins to its drifting away upward as a fading trail of smoke. Through this intense visual symbolism, various aspects of the nomads’ lives are projected onto and thus symbolized in the fire, as we shall explore in detail in this article.

Citovat

MIKOS, Rachel. Sacred Remnants, Ironic Embellishments: Riddles on Fire. MONGOLICA: An International Journal of Mongolian Studies. Ulaanbaatar: The International Association for Mongol Studies (IAMS), 2018, roč. 52, s. 87-107, 31 s. ISSN 1024-3143.

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ER  -

MIKOS, Rachel. Sacred Remnants, Ironic Embellishments: Riddles on Fire. \textit{MONGOLICA: An International Journal of Mongolian Studies}. Ulaanbaatar: The International Association for Mongol Studies (IAMS), 2018, roč.~52, s.~87-107, 31 s. ISSN~1024-3143.

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