THE FIFTEEN DEMONS CAUSING CHILD-DISEASE
THE FIFTEEN DEMONS CAUSING CHILD-DISEASE
Author(s): Alice SárköziSubject(s): Language studies, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Modern Age, Lexis, Historical Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: child-disease causing demons; Mongol terminology; Uighur influence; Tibetan influence;
Summary/Abstract: The present article musters the fifteen demons causing child-disease as they appear in written sources since the 14th up to the 21st century. Terminology of their names shows the development of language fashion in using Buddhist terminology: corrupted Sanskrit words taken from the Uighur were used in the 14th century, while Mongolian terms literally translated from Tibetan were applied in the 16th century and corrupted Tibetan names are fashionable in our days.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 65/2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 223-234
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
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