Torghut Songs Recorded by G. J. Ramstedt in China
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-12-109-115
Abstract
The article analyzes a small work of the Finnish scholar G. J. Ramstedt Torgutische Lieder published by Pennti Aalto, a student of the latter, in 1962. Those are field materials collected by G. J. Ramstedt during his 1905 linguo-folklore expedition sanctioned by the Imperial Academy of Sciences that form the basis of the book. The linguist was able to record six songs from Xinjiang Torghuts. The paper draws parallels between the songs of China’s Torghuts and their suggested versions that used to exist among the Torghuts of Kalmykia.
About the Author
A. Bayanova
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., Elista, 358000, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Head of Alekseeva Scientific Library and Archive
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For citations:
Bayanova A. Torghut Songs Recorded by G. J. Ramstedt in China. Mongolian Studies. 2018;10(1):109-115. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-12-109-115
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