Akinfeeva I.I., Zheleznyak O.E. —
Ritual Culture of Old Believers as an Important Part of the Picture of the World and Form of Identification
// Culture and Art. – 2017. – ¹ 3.
– P. 58 - 70.
DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2017.3.20306
URL: https://en.e-notabene.ru/camag/article_20306.html
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Abstract: The subject of the research is the traditional ritualism of Semeyskie republics of Buryatia and culture of protection against evil as a part of it and part of their picture of the world. The object of the research is the material and spiritual culture of Old Believers preserved in the territory of Buryatia. The authors of the article examine protective amulets and traditions that make forms of identity, self-identity and cultural identity. In particular, they analyze guardian signs in costumes (embroidering, jewelries), architecture (the way the gates, windows and houses were built) and personal possessions. The authors have conducted field surveys aimed at collecting the material and suveying respondents in villages of the Tarbagataisky Region. In work the key systems and guarding signs-symbols of the Semeyskiye, important for understanding of sources of their ritual and ceremonial culture, prospects of her development and revival, are revealed. It has also been discovered that indigenous inhabitants still preserve these systems. The syste of guardian signs and symbols that have been discovered during the research can be used to create souvenirs devoted to Old Believers' culture.