Abstract
The article studies archival materials of the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS. It provides data on a classification of ‘good wishes’ (Kalm. yӧrӓl), contains texts of such good wishes and information concerning the rituals inherent to the 1960–1970s Kalmyk culture. The paper concludes that good wishes – one of the most ancient genres of ceremonial poetry – were initially connected with the magic of word and rituals. Keywords: expedition, records, cassette, taletellers, good wishes, rituals.
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