Ornithomancy in the Western Mongolian Oral Tradition

C 2025

Ornithomancy in the Western Mongolian Oral Tradition

SRBA, Ondřej

Základní údaje

Originální název

Ornithomancy in the Western Mongolian Oral Tradition

Autoři

SRBA, Ondřej

Vydání

1. vyd. Budapest, Aspects of Mongolian Buddhism 4 : Animals, Plants, Nature and Bioethics in Mongolian Buddhism, od s. 178-190, 13 s. 2025

Nakladatel

L'Harmattan

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

60101 History

Stát vydavatele

Maďarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Odkazy

Publication homepage on the publisher's website

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/25:00144594

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

ISBN

978-2-336-53542-5

Klíčová slova anglicky

Oral tradition; birds-related phenomena; bird voices; ornithomancy; recontextualization; temporal aspects; Western Mongolia

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Recenzováno

Změněno: 4. 2. 2026 14:39, Mgr. Ester Gaja Pučálková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Ornithomancy or “analysing the language of birds” is a method of interpreting omens from the flight, appearance and cries of birds. Present globally in various cultures including India, China and Tibet, the knowledge of meanings of birds-related phenomena has been attested in Mongolia at least since the early 17th century and became a common part within the Buddhist divinatory methods. Although the old manuscript manuals on ornithomancy are no longer in active use, the temporal occurrence of especially the cuckoo’s voice is widely understood as an important indicator of regularity or irregularity during natural processes. This paper examines several narratives related to the temporal association of the cuckoo’s (and partially magpie’s) voice recorded among the Altai Uriankhai and Dsakhchin of Western Mongolia. The popular storytelling expands the semantical reach of unusual cuckoo behaviour to the contemporary issues of climate change, thereby demonstrating, among other things, the longevity of ornithomancy within Mongolian thinking and its ability to recontextualise its message to current challenges.

Návaznosti

GM23-07108M, projekt VaV

Název: Proměnlivé adaptační strategie mobilních pastevců v Mongolsku: Dynamika v komunitních historiích a vzorcích stěhování dokumentovaná orálními prameny

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Proměnlivé adaptační strategie mobilních pastevců v Mongolsku: Dynamika v komunitních historiích a vzorcích stěhování dokumentovaná orálními prameny

Přiložené soubory

Srba_Ornithomancy_in_the_Western_Mongolian_Oral_Tradition.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

SRBA, Ondřej. Ornithomancy in the Western Mongolian Oral Tradition. In Birtalan, Ágnes; Teleki, Krisztina; Szótér, Krisztina. Aspects of Mongolian Buddhism 4 : Animals, Plants, Nature and Bioethics in Mongolian Buddhism. 1. vyd. Budapest: L'Harmattan, 2025, s. 178-190. ISBN 978-2-336-53542-5.

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SRBA, Ondřej. Ornithomancy in the Western Mongolian Oral Tradition. In Birtalan, Ágnes; Teleki, Krisztina; Szótér, Krisztina. \textit{Aspects of Mongolian Buddhism 4 : Animals, Plants, Nature and Bioethics in Mongolian Buddhism}. 1. vyd. Budapest: L'Harmattan, 2025, s.~178-190. ISBN~978-2-336-53542-5.

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