The Epic of Jangar: General Research Data on the Bayangol Version (1980–2000s)
https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-28-6-122-127
Abstract
The article aims to give an overview of research papers dealing with the Bayangol version of the Jangar epic, and offer basic insights into their contents. For that, the following tasks were tackled: 1) the issue of each certain jangarchi (Mong. ‘Jangar performer/singer’) and peculiarities of epic studies (methods) conducted, including those exploring materials recorded from Bayangol Mongols; 2) to clarify the research methods for the investigation of performance styles and skills typical for each certain jangarchi; 3) to compare viewpoints of scholars to have studied the epic tradition of Jangar. The comparative analysis of works by well-merited Jangar explorers to have dealt with the still living epic tradition of Xinjiang Mongols, who have been able to preserve it to the present days, makes it possible to judge about the current state of the Jangar performance tradition among the native inhabitants of Bayangol, and make conclusions how deeply the considered papers explore the issue. It is generally believed that the Jangar epic performance tradition exists – and is handed down from generation to generation – in Mongolic populations, but each region (Mong. nutag) has its distinctive features. So, in view of all this, exploration of the Jangar tradition inherent to Bayangol inhabitants of Xinjiang, the history of its studies in academic works proves an important trend in epic studies.
About the Author
Tergel Bayantalyn
Inner Mongolia University (Hohhot, People’s Republic of China)
China
МA Student, Institute of Mongol Studies, Inner Mongolia University (Hohhot, People’s Republic of China)
China
МA Student, Institute of Mongol Studies, Inner Mongolia University (Hohhot, People’s Republic of China)
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Bayantalyn T. The Epic of Jangar: General Research Data on the Bayangol Version (1980–2000s). Oriental Studies. 2016;9(6):122-127. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-28-6-122-127
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