THE CONTAINERS OF VITAL FORCE IN THE KHANTY CULTURE

Cheremisina Kseniya Petrovna

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The article tells about some certain rituals aimed at the preservation of the vital force of the individual and the beliefs connected in this concern. The basis of the article is the Khanty Mythology, unpublished archive materials and interviews of the author with the representatives of the Khanty who lived in Tomsk region.

Keywords: aboriginal religion, Khanty culture, sacredness, ritual, myth

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Issue: 1, 2012

Pages: 140 — 143

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