2011/01/01 by Àgnes Birtalan · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Linguistics and Cultural Studies #Postmodernism in Literature and Education #Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies #Buddhism #Shamanism #Worship #Painting #Representation (politics) #Folk culture #Scroll #History #Ethnic group #Art #Literature #Aesthetics #Anthropology #Ancient history #Visual arts #Art history #Philosophy #Sociology #Archaeology #Law #Theology
paper · pdf · doi:10.4000/emscat.1800
published in Études mongoles sibériennes centrasiatiques et tibétaines 42
openalex publication_date 2011/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The material discussed here is part of the records of the Hungarian-Mongolian Expedition for the Research on Dialects and Folk Culture. One of the main aims of the expedition was to investigate the relics of the traditional Mongolian folk culture and to document its present-day transformation. The folk religious practices are vivid among many ethnic groups in Mongolia and their pantheon is a remarkable cultural phenomenon. Dayan Deerh is one of the best known deities, even beyond the boundaries of the region where it is worshipped (Cagaan Üür in Hövsgöl province). The present paper is based on fieldwork material and investigates the living tradition of Dayan Deerh’s worship, comparing an illustrated source (a Buddhist thangka painting) and the oral tradition (shamanic invocations).