Aman ulamjilaltu qaγuči yariy-a-yi surγamji udq-a-bar kereglekü tuqai tobči temdeglel
| Title in English | The didactic function of narratives related to history in the oral tradition : An example from oral history |
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Study of Nomadic Civilizations |
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| web | Web page of the publisher |
| Keywords | oral tradition; oral history; local history; Western Mongolia; didactic function |
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| Description | Oral tradition related to the local history of ethnic and administrative communities in Western Mongolia is a non-professional type of oral tradition that spreads and is transmitted in local communities during casual social interaction and lacks forms of targeted, intentional transmission or systematic teaching to the younger generation. In this respect, the historical oral tradition is distinctly different from other parts of the oral tradition, such as the telling of epic cycles or chanting long songs, which are usually passed down to a targeted and in some cases limited selection of persons who can become professional bearers. In connection with the absence of systematic support for the transmission of knowledge of the historical oral tradition among the Western Mongols (with the exception of genealogical knowledge), the author of the article notes, on the basis of long-term field research among the Altai Uriankhai, a low incidence of situationally told narratives with clearly didactic, instructive goals. This paper contains a transcription and brief analysis of a passed-down oral history narrative that, according to another oral history narrative, was used in the 1950s to convey a lesson in a difficult life situation and is also currently being told as a model story about the importance of modesty. |
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