Trickster Traits in the Folklore Image of Mazan-Batyr
This paper focuses on one aspect of the image of Mazan-batyr, a popular hero of Kalmyk folklore. Kalmyk tales represent Mazan as a cunning hero, able to trick his opponent instead of using strength and martial skills. The article examines Mazan as a Trickster and places the structure of legends and...
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| Language: | English |
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A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Studia Litterarum |
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| Online Access: | http://studlit.ru/images/2019-4-3/Sengleev.pdf |