Ohuokhai : Sakhas’ Unique Integration of Social Meaning and Movement
Abstract This article explores the forms and functions of Sakhas’ ohuokhai circle dance. Historically, Sakha are Turkic-speaking agropastoralists inhabiting the subarctic Sakha Republic of Russia. Originating as the opening communal prayer during Sakhas’ yhyakh festival, ohuokhai has both maintained...
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crunivillinoispr:10.2307/4137922 2023-05-15T18:08:29+02:00 Ohuokhai : Sakhas’ Unique Integration of Social Meaning and Movement 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4137922 https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaf/article-pdf/119/472/161/1181359/4137922.pdf en eng University of Illinois Press Journal of American Folklore volume 119, issue 472, page 161-183 ISSN 0021-8715 1535-1882 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Cultural Studies journal-article 2006 crunivillinoispr https://doi.org/10.2307/4137922 2022-12-11T16:41:33Z Abstract This article explores the forms and functions of Sakhas’ ohuokhai circle dance. Historically, Sakha are Turkic-speaking agropastoralists inhabiting the subarctic Sakha Republic of Russia. Originating as the opening communal prayer during Sakhas’ yhyakh festival, ohuokhai has both maintained an original sacred function and, over time, assumed others. This article defines ohuokhai origins and its evolving functions through the pre-Soviet, Soviet, and post-Soviet times and reveals that, despite continuing post-Soviet threats, ohuokhai continues because of the commitment and initiative of Viliui Sakha inhabitants. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sakha Republic Subarctic UI Press - University of Illinois Press (via Crossref) Sakha Journal of American Folklore 119 472 161 183 |
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Abstract This article explores the forms and functions of Sakhas’ ohuokhai circle dance. Historically, Sakha are Turkic-speaking agropastoralists inhabiting the subarctic Sakha Republic of Russia. Originating as the opening communal prayer during Sakhas’ yhyakh festival, ohuokhai has both maintained an original sacred function and, over time, assumed others. This article defines ohuokhai origins and its evolving functions through the pre-Soviet, Soviet, and post-Soviet times and reveals that, despite continuing post-Soviet threats, ohuokhai continues because of the commitment and initiative of Viliui Sakha inhabitants. |
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Ohuokhai : Sakhas’ Unique Integration of Social Meaning and Movement |
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