MODERN FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL RITES OF THE TURKS OF THE SAYAN-ALTAI MOUNTAINS: ARCHAIC CULTS AND INNOVATIONS
DOI: 10.23951/2307-6119-2017-4-103-111
The present day significance and role of archaic cults are defined in the traditional culture of the Turks of the Sayan-Altai. The study shows that in the modern funeral and memorial rites of the Turks of the Sayan-Altay there are common features such as the preservation of the values of the cult of the ancestors, the sacredness of fire, the ritualized character of a memorial meal, the rites of transition – the “overnight” ritual, farewell to the soul ceremony and others. The transformations characterizing a special worldview for the Altai, Tuva and Khakas people are also of interest. The formation of the main characteristic features of modern traditional rituals occurred as a result of the impact of various State formations, religious teachings and social and cultural changes of society. Although the general world outlook layer peculiar to the peoples of the Sayan-Altai has been modified, in a certain context they continue to operate and now.
Keywords: family rituaisml, burial-memorial rite, stability, variability, the Sayan-Altai
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