In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic)
This article is based on new research which was undertaken by a Polish– Yakut team in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic between 2001 and 2003. Accepting that shamanism is an archaic cultural practice of the Sakha people, and that it is also present in the wider territory of Siberia, it is assumed that so...
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ftmickiewiczuni:oai:repozytorium.amu.edu.pl:10593/11344 2023-07-30T04:04:45+02:00 In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic) Rozwadowski, Andrzej 2014 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10593/11344 en eng Shaman, t. 22, nr 1-2, s.97-118 1216-7827 http://hdl.handle.net/10593/11344 rock art shamanism Siberia Yakutia Artykuł 2014 ftmickiewiczuni 2023-07-17T18:33:15Z This article is based on new research which was undertaken by a Polish– Yakut team in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic between 2001 and 2003. Accepting that shamanism is an archaic cultural practice of the Sakha people, and that it is also present in the wider territory of Siberia, it is assumed that some common topics of Siberian shamanism can provide a semantic context for elucidating the social or semantic meanings of rock art in the territory of the Sakha Republic. After a general characterization of rock art in Yakutia, the paper analyzes the possible shamanic overtones of some rock images from southern parts of the country, mainly along the middle Lena River basin, and in the northern territory, on the cliffs of the Olenëk River. Attention is also paid to the contemporary veneration of sites with rock art, where ritual offerings are still practiced. Article in Journal/Newspaper lena river Sakha Sakha Republic Yakut Yakutia Yakutia Republic Siberia AMUR - Adam Mickiewicz University Repository, Poznan Olenëk ENVELOPE(119.806,119.806,72.979,72.979) Sakha |
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This article is based on new research which was undertaken by a Polish– Yakut team in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic between 2001 and 2003. Accepting that shamanism is an archaic cultural practice of the Sakha people, and that it is also present in the wider territory of Siberia, it is assumed that some common topics of Siberian shamanism can provide a semantic context for elucidating the social or semantic meanings of rock art in the territory of the Sakha Republic. After a general characterization of rock art in Yakutia, the paper analyzes the possible shamanic overtones of some rock images from southern parts of the country, mainly along the middle Lena River basin, and in the northern territory, on the cliffs of the Olenëk River. Attention is also paid to the contemporary veneration of sites with rock art, where ritual offerings are still practiced. |
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In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic) |
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In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic) |
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In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic) |
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In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic) |
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In Search of Shamanic Themes in Eastern Siberian Rock Art (Sakha/Yakutia Republic) |
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in search of shamanic themes in eastern siberian rock art (sakha/yakutia republic) |
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lena river Sakha Sakha Republic Yakut Yakutia Yakutia Republic Siberia |
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lena river Sakha Sakha Republic Yakut Yakutia Yakutia Republic Siberia |
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