Sacred Territory on the Earthly Plane among the Amur Nanay in the Russian Far East
The paper is devoted to the reconstruction of the mythic-poetic worldview of the Nanay, in terms of underlying shamanic worldviews. Since Neolithic times (about 10,000–13,000 years ago), the Lower Amur region has become a territory for the syncretism of eastern Siberian and Pacific-coast traditions....
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Molnar & Kelemen Oriental Publ.
2018
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Shaman
Year: 2018, Volume: 26, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 57-76 |
| Summary: | The paper is devoted to the reconstruction of the mythic-poetic worldview of the Nanay, in terms of underlying shamanic worldviews. Since Neolithic times (about 10,000–13,000 years ago), the Lower Amur region has become a territory for the syncretism of eastern Siberian and Pacific-coast traditions. The Tungus migration and trading relationship between the Amur peoples and China is reflected in the Nanay picture of the world, which includes the local worldview and various cultural elements. The tree of life, the patrons of the taiga and water powers became the main anthropomorphic or zoomorphic elements, in the form of the taiga predator and the dragon. During the Soviet period, the sacred space of the Nanay was transformed through the eradication of shamanism, and the loss of the function of many natural objects. |
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| ISSN: | 1216-7827 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Shaman
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