MAGIC RITES, SUPERSTITIONS AND BELIEFS, ASSOCIATED WITH RECRUITS WIRES OF THE CHUVASHS IN VOLGA-URAL REGION: THE MIDDLE OF THE XIX – BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY

Petrov Igor Georgievich

DOI: 10.23951/2307-6119-2019-1-157-164

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Petrov I. G., Senior researcher. Institute of ethnological researches named by R. G. Kuzeev, Ufa Federal research center, ethnography department. Ul. Karl Marx, 6, Ufa, Russia, 450077. E-mail: ipetrov62@yandex.ru

The rite of seeing off the recruits (soldiers) of the Chuvashs, like that of other peoples of Russia, began to take shape with the introduction of recruitment duty. According to the unfolding and variability, recruit rituals are much more inferior to wedding and funeral-memorial rituals, but it is nevertheless a rather complex and structured ritual complex. In this work, on the basis of archival, literary sources and author's field materials, the magical rites, signs and beliefs that took place in the recruitment ritual of the Chuvashs in the Volga-Ural region in the mid-19th century and the beginning of the 20th century are considered. Their goal is identified as having a magical effect on the fate of the conscripted to military service, furnishing their surroundings with reliable and permanent protection, ensuring a safe return to their homeland.

Keywords: Chuvashs, seeing off in recruits, magic rituals, Volga-Ural region

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Issue: 1, 2019

Series of issue: Issue 1

Rubric: ANTHROPOLOGY

Pages: 157 — 164

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