DEMONOLOGICAL STORIES IN MODERN FOLKLORE OF BURYATS (ON MATERIALS OF EXPEDITIONS)

Abstract

Annotation: The article is devoted to demonological stories of the Buryats living in Irkutsk region of Russia. Its present-day tradition, plot structure, themes and characters are considered on materials of expeditions in recent years. Key words: folklore, mythology, folk demonology, the Buryats, oral stories, plot, characters