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Introduces you to the astonishing, distinctive, and vibrant mythology of the Kazakh people -- as colorful as the blossoming steppe itself. You will learn how Tengri, the god of the sky, was born from a blazing egg, and how Mother Fire, Ot-Ene, emerged from the foot of another great goddess, Umai; who the baksï and akyns are; and how the legendary poet and singer Korkyt created the kobyz, whose music heals the soul. You will meet the far-from-friendly beings of Kazakh demonology: the golden-haired demonesses albasty, giants and dwarfs, and the kuldyrgysh mermaids, who -- like their Slavic sisters -- lure young men and tickle them to death; the beautiful vampire woman zheztyrnak with copper claws; and the Kazakh counterpart of Baba Yaga.