Sacred Sites in the Sakha Epics (Olonkho) and in Other Shamanic Traditions

This essay identifies descriptions of sacred lands within the Sakha (Yakut) olonkho, and compares them to mythopoetic honoring of sacred mountains among the Tlingit of Alaska and the Mapuche of Chile and Argentina. The olonkho of Niurgun Bootur, Kulun Kullustuur, Kyys Di϶b϶liye, and Эr Sogotokh are...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M. M. Balzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2018-04-01
Series:Oriental Studies
Subjects:
Online Access:https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/400