Descendant epic tellers of Zanyn Jilker of the Uriankhai ethnic group in the Altai region
Author(s)
Title
Descendant epic tellers of Zanyn Jilker of the Uriankhai ethnic group in the Altai region
Alternative Title
Алтайн урианхайн туульч Занын Жилкэрийн удмын туульчид
Publication Type
Language
mon
Number of Pages
12
Location
Mongolia
Keywords
Altai uriankhai
Epic teller
Jilker
Buyan
Orolmaa
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
ICH Genre
Description
In this article, the author discusses the famous epic-tellers of Altai Uriankhai and its transmission of epic, which is listed in the Mongolian National List of ICH in need of urgent safeguarding. Jilker is the ICH barrier, Epic teller, which was first performed to document by Russian researchers. His lineage epic-tellers were Sh.Buyan, J.Orolmaa, B.Urtnasan, B.Avirmed, B.Damdindorj, A.Dorjpalma, A.Baldandorj, and D.Chintogtokh. His daughter, A. Dorjpalma, was the only female epic-teller of the Uriankhai ethnic group in the Altai region.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Institute of History of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Place of Publication
Mongolia
Date of Publication
2011
Volume
XX
Issue
Fasc 8
Pages
141-152
ISSN
0502-7854
Academic Field
mythology
ethnomusicology
Community/Ethnic Group
Uriankhai ethnic group
Active Contribution
Mongolia, FY 2024