Mongolia · Folktales and oral traditions
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Mongolia
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
One Jangar entry on the Mongolia page opens a performance from 2010. The other points to the 2013 national inventory. Listen to the teller first, then turn to the inventory. The two records let you hear how an epic is performed and see how the practice is documented.
Tales in the Atlas
The Epic of Jangar
2010 · Balchig Katuu / Tudev Bayasgalan · Performance of the Mongolian epic of Jangar
2013 · Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism · Order A/41 · Annex 2
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.