Abstract
In the past ten years interest in the study of the history of Buryat literacy and literature during the Soviet period has increased substantially in English language academia. However, a great many avenues are yet to be explored in relation to this field – most notably the history of the Buryat Geser traditions in the twentieth century and their transformation from oral to written epic compositions. In this piece I would like to open up some of the less-explored issues concerning the religious cults and epic traditions surrounding the hero Geser as a messianic saviour figure in Inner Asia, and how these became compatible with communist ideology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-73 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Buryat Scientific Centre at the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 26 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |