Hidden rituals and public performances: Traditions and belonging among the post-Soviet Khanty, Komi and Udmurts

• Main Authors: Siikala, Anna-Leena, Ulyashev, Oleg
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: anthro-se; hist; Siikala; khanty; Siberia
• Online Access: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31125; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12657/31125

Why are Khanty shamans still active? What are the folklore collectives of Komi? Why are the rituals of Udmurts performed at cultural festivals? In their insightful ethnographic study Anna-Leena Siikala and Oleg Ulyashev attempt to answer such questions by analysing the recreation of religious tradit...