Physical Destruction of the Enemy in Kalmyk Fairy Tales “Sedklin Arvn Bolg” (Memorized Twelve Chapters) by M. Burinov

The article discusses different modes of physical destruction of the enemy or malicious character as represented in Kalmyk fairy-tale folklore: chopping, burning, destroying the body, exterminating the soul, and sewing into the skin. While the mentioned modes are typically performed by the folklore...

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Main Author: Balzira V. Elbikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2019-09-01
Series:Studia Litterarum
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Online Access:http://studlit.ru/images/2019-4-3/Elbikova.pdf