“The Bear Ceremonial” and bear rituals among the Khanty and the Sami

Researchers from different fields of study agree on the importance of comparison, but debate how to compare. Rather than comparing globally, on the basis of secondary literature and looking for similarities alone, this article argues for a limitative approach that restricts itself to just a few cult...

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Main Author: Rydving, Håkan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Brepols 2023
Subjects:
khanty
sami
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3094500
https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TANE-EB.5.134356
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spelling ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:11250/3094500 2023-11-05T03:43:11+01:00 “The Bear Ceremonial” and bear rituals among the Khanty and the Sami Rydving, Håkan 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3094500 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TANE-EB.5.134356 eng eng Brepols Bear and Human: Facets of a Multi-Layered Relationship From Past to Recent Times with an Emphasis on Northern Europe The Archaeology of Northern Europe;3 urn:isbn:978-2-503-60611-8 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3094500 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TANE-EB.5.134356 cristin:2126523 In: Grimm, O. (ed.), Bear and Human : facets of a Multi-Layered Relationship from Past to Recent Times, with Emphasis on Northern Europe, 677-691. Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no Copyright 2023 Brepols 677-691 Chapter 2023 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TANE-EB.5.134356 2023-10-11T23:08:29Z Researchers from different fields of study agree on the importance of comparison, but debate how to compare. Rather than comparing globally, on the basis of secondary literature and looking for similarities alone, this article argues for a limitative approach that restricts itself to just a few cultures, is based on local sources, and takes both resemblances and differences into account. In contrast to the idea of a uniform and transcultural bear ceremonial in northern Eurasia, it focuses on plurality and diversity when discussing and comparing the bear rituals found among the southern Khanty (about 1900) and the southern Sami (about 1750). publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper khanty sami sami University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) 677 692 Turnhout, Belgium
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description Researchers from different fields of study agree on the importance of comparison, but debate how to compare. Rather than comparing globally, on the basis of secondary literature and looking for similarities alone, this article argues for a limitative approach that restricts itself to just a few cultures, is based on local sources, and takes both resemblances and differences into account. In contrast to the idea of a uniform and transcultural bear ceremonial in northern Eurasia, it focuses on plurality and diversity when discussing and comparing the bear rituals found among the southern Khanty (about 1900) and the southern Sami (about 1750). publishedVersion
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In: Grimm, O. (ed.), Bear and Human : facets of a Multi-Layered Relationship from Past to Recent Times, with Emphasis on Northern Europe, 677-691.
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