The last Manaschi : the Kyrgyz of Central Asia / a documentary by Caspar Haspels, Jós Kuijer ; Humanist Broadcasting Foundation ; Kuijer Film- and TV productions.

"A portrait of Qaba Atabekov, the man who is regarded as the last great representative of the Manas Epos. This oral tradition tells the story of the Kyrgyz nomads in Central Asia. The Manas is a monumental work of 500,000 lines (the longest epic in the world). It tells the story of the heroic strugg...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kuijer Film and TV Productions
Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors: Haspels, Caspar
Kuijer, Jós
Atabekov, Qaba
Language:Kyrgyz
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Kyrgyz with English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, [2001?]
Subjects:
Atabekov, Qaba.
Manas.
Epic poetry, Kyrgyz > Kyrgyzstan.
Epic literature, Kyrgyz > Kyrgyzstan.
Oral tradition > Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan > Social life and customs.
Nomads > Kyrgyzstan.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Kyrgyz of Central Asia.
Format: Video DVD

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