Joro's Youth: The first part of the Mongolian epic of Geser Khan

by Igor de Rachewiltz and Li Narangoa

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The epic of King Gesar of Ling is the national oral epic of Tibet, sung by itinerant bards in their land for many centuries but not recorded in print until recent times. Spreading widely beyond Tibet, there are extant versions in other languages of Central Asia. The first printed version is from Mongolia, produced on the orders of the Kangxi emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty in the early 18th century. In the process of transmission, the original...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1760460826

ISBN13:9781760460822

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Anu Press

Length:112 Pages

Weight:0.48 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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