Wybory religijne i dyskusje o tożsamości w Republice Sacha

• Published in: Etnografia Polska
• Main Author: Wojciech Lipiński
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Republika Sacha; religia; szamanizm; Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology; GN301-674; Sakha; Sakha Republic; Yakuts
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.23858/EP63.2019.004; https://doaj.org/article/15e365b4ee4b4cd39d2b1f5fb6156bec

The framework of religious discussions and choices in the Sakha Republic mark references to Orthodoxy and native belief traditions. In the case of the latter, the importance of shamanism is emphasized, attempts are being made to create the national religion of Sakha (ajyy religion) and the links with the beliefs of the former nomads of the Great Steppe (tengrism) are emphasized. In the article I show that such directions of religious search are closely related to discussions about the identity of the Yakuts.