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The genre of oral epic is found in the Euro-Afro-Asian cultural area (encompassing Christian Europe, Moslem North Africa, Near East and Central Asia; Hindu India; and in the case of epic, also Buddhist Mongolia).

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Jason, H. (1998). Index of Content Types for Oral Epics: A Report. In: Heissig, W., Schott, R. (eds) Die heutige Bedeutung oraler Traditionen / The Present-Day Importance of Oral Traditions. Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenchaften, vol 102. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-83676-2_21

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