Plot аа no. 981 in the kalmyk household fairy tale
Abstract
The article aims to study motif AA no. 981. The plot about putting an end to murders of elderly people can be found in fairy tale folklore of many peoples. The Kalmyk fairy tale tradition has retained two such plots. In terms of the plot structure, the peculiarities are as follows: a two-part composition prevails (the first part discusses how getting rid of old people became legal in the community, while the second one describes how the tradition was humanistically revised). The Kalmyk household fairy tale requires further comprehensive research in terms of textology, including the Index of Plots and Motifs.
About the Author
T. Basangova
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Philology (Doctor of Philological Sciences), Leading Research Associate, Department of Folklore
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Basangova T. Plot аа no. 981 in the kalmyk household fairy tale. Mongolian Studies. 2016;8(1):114-121. (In Russ.)
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