Additional
Information: This category is for sites related to the traditional epic poem.
Manas Sites:
The Last Manashchi The Last Manashchi: Interview with Emal Muldobaiev on the epic and its performers, the manashchi. (Manas) http://www.omroep.nl/human/tv/manaschi/interview.htm
The Celebration of The 1000th Anniversary of The Epos Manas The Celebration of The 1000th Anniversary of The Epos Manas: Introduction to the Kyrgyz epic and the role of the manaschi (narrators), with illustrated excerpts. (Manas) http://www.freenet.kg/kyrgyzstan/manas.html
Manas: The Kyrgyz Epic Manas: The Kyrgyz Epic: Article by Iraj Bashiri on the history of the Manas epic and the audience setting, with excerpts. (Manas) http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/bashiri/Manas/manas.html
Manas Manas: An introduction to the Kyrgyz epic and its narrators, with references. [English/Russian] (Manas) http://manas.freenet.kg/