Ecological Aspects of the Burial Rites Performed by Siberian Ethnic Groups: Sacral Topography of the Burial Sites of Narym Paleo-Selkups “Shieshgula”

This study is meant to be the start toa series of discussions relating to the complex subject of the “Ecological aspects in the burial rites performed by Siberian ethnic groups ”. Taking into account that for aboriginals of Taiga, the symbolic or sacral attributes of living space had the same, if no...

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Main Authors: Ozheredov, Yuri I., Ozheredova, Alina Y., Ожередов, Ю.И., Ожередова, А.Ю.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Сибирский федеральный университет. Siberian Federal University 2015
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Online Access:https://openrepository.ru/article?id=430244
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Summary:This study is meant to be the start toa series of discussions relating to the complex subject of the “Ecological aspects in the burial rites performed by Siberian ethnic groups ”. Taking into account that for aboriginals of Taiga, the symbolic or sacral attributes of living space had the same, if not greater, importance thanits practical aspects, the first publication in the series focuseson the symbolism in the location of burial sites, that are specific in Selkup culture – one of the largest ethnos in the Samoyedic language group – resided in the northern part of Western Siberia. The study is based on the materials relating to the 16th-17th centuries, however the actual time frame of the research is much wider: withmodern Selkupsat the top of the chronological scale and the Rjolkinskaya culture (VI-X centuries), linguistically related to the Samoyeds, at the bottom. The latter was formed as a result of the arrival of nomadic Turkic cultures from the south and their consequential influence on the Proto Samoyedic Kulaj cultural groupsthat occupied the territories of Western Siberia inthe early Iron Age (5 century B.C. – 5 century A.D.). It was thereforedetermined, that Selkuptraditionswere formed on the basis of a complex cultural and ethnical conglomerate, comprising ofthe materials, linguistics and religious elements belonging to the aboriginals of Taiga and many other ethnic groups from neighboring territories present since the II century B.C. This study has thereforeengaged mainlyin the materials relating to the most archaeologically studied local dialectic group, thatof the“Shieshgula”. The members of this group usually chose landscape elevations near river forks, oxbow lakes or ravines as their burial sites Настоящая работа открывает круг сюжетов в рамках глобальной темы «Экология погребального обряда народов Сибири». Учитывая тот факт, что символическая или сакральная сторона ойкумены коренных обитателей тайги имела не менее, а, как правило, даже более существенное значение в их жизни, в данной публикации рассматривается символический аспект размещения могильников одного из крупных народов самодийской языковой группы Севера Западной Сибири – селькупов. В основу исследования положены материалы XVI-XVII вв., но в культурологическом контексте временные рамки темы исследования много шире: вверх по времени к современным селькупам, а вниз к населению самодийской рёлкинской культуре раннего Средневековья (VI-X вв.), сложившейся на основе протосамодийской кулайской культурной общности раннего железного века (V в.до н.э.–V н.э.) при участии пришлых тюрков. В работе использованы преимущественно данные по наиболее изученной локально-диалектной группы «шиешгула», носители которой при выборе места для кладбищ предпочтение отдавали возвышенностям у развилок рек, озер старичного происхождения и оврагов