Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki
Based on fieldwork in Zabaikal'e, this report describes Orochen hunters' and reindeer herders' uses and interpretations of fire. Ethnographic evidence presents a wide use of fire and smoke in daily life in the taiga. Fire and smoke play a crucial role in reindeer herding and hunting o...
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:4604849 2023-05-15T16:09:07+02:00 Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki Brandišauskas, Donatas 2007 http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB4604849&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3167/sib.2007.060104 http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB4604849&prefLang=en_US Sibirica, New York : Berghahn Books Inc, 2007, Vol. 6, no. 1, p. 95-109 ISSN 1361-7362 Siberia Orochen-Evenki Camping firewood Rituals Controlled burning info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2007 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.3167/sib.2007.060104 2021-12-02T01:13:01Z Based on fieldwork in Zabaikal'e, this report describes Orochen hunters' and reindeer herders' uses and interpretations of fire. Ethnographic evidence presents a wide use of fire and smoke in daily life in the taiga. Fire and smoke play a crucial role in reindeer herding and hunting of ungulates and fur animals. The author argues that fire symbols are an important part of Orochen cosmology and relate to broader themes of hunting magic, mastery, and the perception of animals. Research into the cosmological knowledge of fire uses provides us with a broader scope of interpretation of camping characteristics and land use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Evenki Sibirica taiga Siberia LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Evenki ENVELOPE(132.817,132.817,59.683,59.683) Sibirica 6 1 |
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Based on fieldwork in Zabaikal'e, this report describes Orochen hunters' and reindeer herders' uses and interpretations of fire. Ethnographic evidence presents a wide use of fire and smoke in daily life in the taiga. Fire and smoke play a crucial role in reindeer herding and hunting of ungulates and fur animals. The author argues that fire symbols are an important part of Orochen cosmology and relate to broader themes of hunting magic, mastery, and the perception of animals. Research into the cosmological knowledge of fire uses provides us with a broader scope of interpretation of camping characteristics and land use. |
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Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki |
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Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki |
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Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki |
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Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki |
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Symbolism and ecological uses of fire among Orochen-Evenki |
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Sibirica, New York : Berghahn Books Inc, 2007, Vol. 6, no. 1, p. 95-109 ISSN 1361-7362 |
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