Jangar
The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads
$29.08
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2023
Summary
The first English translation of a Kalmyk epic nearly lost to history.
This is the first English translation of Jangar, the heroic epic of the Kalmyk nomads, who are the Western Mongols of Genghis Khan’s medieval empire in Europe. Today, Kalmykia is situated in the territory that was once the Golden Horde, founded by the son of Genghis Khan, Juchi. Although their famed khanates and cities have long since disappeared under the sands of the Great Eurasian Stepp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520344723 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520344723 |
| Author: | Saglar Bougdaeva |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 127mm x 197mm |
| Series: | World Literature in Translation |
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Critics Review
“Bougdaeva produces a lively, readable text that mimics the compactness and rapidity of the Kalmyk line.” * Journal of Folklore Research Reviews *
Saglar Bougdaeva
Saglar (Saga) Bougdaeva was born and raised in Kalmykia. Central to Bougdaeva’s work as a scholar of the Eurasian studies is a commitment to identifying and preserving the nomadic oral and written heritage of the Great Eurasian Steppe. Before receiving a PhD in Sociology from Yale University, Bougdaeva studied Mongolian-Tibetan-Mandarin linguistics at Saint Petersburg State University.
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