Veneration of Ursa Major among the Oirats and Kalmyks: Ancient Beliefs and Later Buddhist Additions. Part 2

Introduction. Ursa Major is the constellation most venerated by Mongolic peoples. Goals. The article seeks to examine related beliefs traced in folklore and collected field data, reveal key mythological characteristics, and cast light upon diachronous layers in the beliefs of Kalmyks and Oirats (...

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Main Author: Elza P. Bakaeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2020-12-01
Series:Oriental Studies
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Online Access:https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2544/2338