NORTHERN MANSI 1986 FIELD NOTES BY I. N. GEMUEV
The paper presents the field notes of I. N. Guemuev made during his trip to the Northern Mansi community in 1986 and the comments of the author. The field data mostly describe the ceremonies of the Mansi life circle but also include the description of diet restrictions, worshipping the family’s guardian spirits, some sacred places. The ceremony held at womens’ sacred place Araschkan in the village of Novinskie is described in detail.
Keywords: Mansi, ceremony, sacrifice, burial, matchmaking, spirits
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