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Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia

ISSN 1531-832X

2 papers in the library · publishing 2019-2021

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Mythologizing History in Buryat Shamanic Rites

Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia July 5, 2021 L. S. Dampilova

Проведено исследование региональной специфики бурятских обрядов в разнообразии реализаций мифологических и исторических составляющих и поздних инноваций. Впервые в историческом и этнокультурном контексте расшифровывается мифологический компонент вербального материала, сопровождающего обрядовые действа бурят. По современным полевым и архивным материалам выявлены контаминация, трансформация мифа...

Remnants of the Snake Cult Among the Khakas (Late 19th to Mid 20th Century)

Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia June 26, 2019 V. A. Burnakov, A. A. Burnakov

On the basis of folklore and ethnographic data, some of which are introduced in this article, the Khakass mytho-ritual complex relating to the snake is reconstructed. It is demonstrated that these beliefs were central to the traditional Khakass worldview, and the snake was endowed with elaborate symbolic meanings. It was a sacred animal, associated with ideas of life and death. It played a key...