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The author notably shows that in Tuvinian and Khakassian epics, the woman is presented as the keeper of the fireplace and a model of motherly self-sacrifice, but never as a warrior. Within the family, she enjoys relative freedom and has some rights. She is especially in charge of the education of children.
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