Mongolian Traditional Literature

Mongolian Traditional Literature
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 871
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ISBN-10 : 9781136602627
ISBN-13 : 1136602623
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Book Synopsis Mongolian Traditional Literature by : Bawden

Download or read book Mongolian Traditional Literature written by Bawden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to both written and oral Mongolian literature from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century provides a rare insight into the changing world views of the Mongolian people: from clan society to Soviet culture. Translated by renowned scholar Charles Bawden, the work is organised into Histories, Legends, Didactic literature, Epics, Shamanistic Incantations, Folk tales, Myths, Sino-Mongolian Prose Literature, Lyrics and Other Verse and Reminiscences, concluding with a modern short story. This important work, which makes the rich tradition of Mongolian literature available for the first time, will be essential reading for many years to come.


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