| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 455 pages) |
| Contents |
THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF HUMANS AND THE MONGOL LANDSCAPE IN G. MEND-OOYO'S ALTAN OVOO: A Study of the Nomadic Culture of Mongolia; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Tradition, Hybridity and the Production of Culture: Theoretical Considerations; A Note on Terminology; Part I; Chapter 1 -- The Concept of Homeland (nutag) within Mongol Society; Chapter 2 -- The Expression of Shamanism and Buddhism in Mongol Culture, and Their Relationship with the Environment; Chapter 3 -- The Impact of Stalinist Policies on Mongol Nomadic Culture (1921-1953) |
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Part IIChapter 4 -- Themes in the Poetry of B. Yavuuhulan and Their Influcence upon Post-Stalinist Mongol Literature; Chapter 5 -- The Poetry of D. Nyamsüren and O. Dashbalbar during the 1970s and 1980s; Part III; Prelude to Part III; Chapter 6 -- Altan Ovoo as a ""book-stūpa""; Chapter 7 -- Environment and History in Altan Ovoo; Chapter 8 -- Environment and Story in Altan Ovoo; Chapter 9 -- Environment and Poetry in Altan Ovoo; Chapter 10 -- Environment and Nature in Altan Ovoo; Chapter 11 -- Environment and Auto/biography in Altan Ovoo; Part IV |
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Chapter 12 -- The Influence of Altan Ovoo on Mend-Ooyo's Later Work and that of His ContemporariesChapter 13 -- The Influence of Altan Ovoo on the Work of the New Generation; Postscript; Bibliography; Filmography |
| Summary |
The book discusses nomadic culture in Mongolia through its literary, religious, and socio-historical contexts by studying the contemporary poetry of Mend-Ooyo. It takes a careful look at the poetry in the Mongolian post-Soviet period. Certain sections present a systematic analysis of Altan Ovoo according to the following criteria: religion and spirituality, history, prose, narrative, poetry, the natural world, and autobiography. The growing geopolitical importance of Russia and China means that, as the country enveloped by those two superpowers, Mongolia will come to play an important negotiat |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-454) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mėnd-Ooëo, Gombozhavyn. Altan ovoo -- Criticism and interpretation
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Mongolian poetry -- Mongolia -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Steppes -- Mongolia -- Poetry
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Landscapes in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Landscapes in literature
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Mongolian poetry
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Steppes
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Mongolia
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Poetry
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Electronic book
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| Author |
T︠S︡ėdėv, D. (Dozhoogiĭn), 1940-
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| ISBN |
0773444173 |
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9780773444171 |
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