The Andgar Oath as a Genre of the 18th-Century Kalmyk Official Writing
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2019-4-902-912
Abstract
18th-century Kalmyk official writing is represented by a number of genres. The paper examines that of oaths. Goals. The article seeks to describe different types of oaths collectively referred to as andaγa:r, and introduce into scientific discourse a text of the reconciliation oath. Materials. The work analyzes Kalmyk-language texts of oaths housed by Russian archives, employing the descriptive and historical-comparative methods. Results. The materials discovered in the National Archive of Kalmykia attest to that in Kalmyk legal practices there were several types of oaths clustered under the name andaγa:r witness oath, loyalty oath, and reconciliation oath.
Keywords
official writing,
genre,
witness oath,
oath of loyalty to Empress,
oath of reconciliation between noyons
Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by government subsidy — project name ‘Oral and Written Heritage of Mongolic Peoples of Russia, Mongolia and China: Cross-Border Traditions and Interactions’ (state reg. no. АААА-А19-119011490036-1).
About the Author
Darya B. Gedeeva
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS
Russian Federation
Cand. Sc. (Philology), Leading Research Associate
Russian Federation
Cand. Sc. (Philology), Leading Research Associate
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Gedeeva D.B. The Andgar Oath as a Genre of the 18th-Century Kalmyk Official Writing. Mongolian Studies. 2019;11(4):902-912. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2019-4-902-912
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