October 2001 Volume 16, Number 2 : Chinese Oral Traditions Download Media Front Matter Editor's Column Articles Traditional Nuosu Origin Narratives: A Case Study of Ritualized Epos in Bimo Incantation Scriptures Bamo Qubumo Dong Oral Poetry: Kuant Cix Deng Minwen The Oirat Epic Cycle Jangar Chao Gejin Mongolian-Turkic Epics: Typological Formation and Development Rinchindorji The Rhinoceros Totem and Pangu Myth: An Exploration of the Archetype of Pangu Wu Xiaodong The Mythology of Tibetan Mountain Gods: An Overview Xie Jisheng History and the Tibetan Epic Gesar Li Lianrong On the Study of the Narrative Structure of Tibetan Epic: A Record of King Gesar Yang Enhong Bab Sgrung: Tibetan Epic Singers Zhambei Gyaltsho A Brief Account of Bensen Ülger and Ülgeren Bense Zhalgaa Nakhi Tiger Myth in its Context Bai Gengsheng The Bard Jusup Mamay Lang Ying A Preliminary Analysis of the Oral Shamanistic Songs of the Manchus Song Heping Supplemental Materials About the Authors