Role of Animals and Birds in Traditional Rituals and Customs of Kazakhs-Nomads
| Author(s) | Kulsarieva, Aktolkyn T. en Shaigozova, Zhanerke N. en Sultanova, Madina E. en Кулсариева, Актолкын Т. Шайгозова, Жанерке Наурызбаевна Султанова, Мадина Эрнестовна |
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| Title | Role of Animals and Birds in Traditional Rituals and Customs of Kazakhs-Nomads |
| Alternative Title | Роль животных и птиц в традиционных обрядах, обычаях и ритуалах кочевников-казахов |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Language | rus |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Keywords | rituals ecological knowledges and practices nomadic worldview rites and beleifs |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | identification documentation definition awareness raising |
| ICH Genre | rituals ecological knowledges and practices |
| Description | Animal and birds are revered by nomadic Kazakhs, were original mediators and assistants in traditional rituals, customs and rituals from a long time ago. Analysis of the role of animals and birds in traditional Kazakh culture has shown that this role is not limited to their representation as a ritual sacrifice, but is much more varied and diverse. Paper is devoted to the study of the role of animals and birds in traditional rituals and customs of nomadic Kazakhs, accompanied by a person from birth to death. In accordance with this, the authors structured the material of this paper according to the age periods: childhood-youth-old age, as well as rituals of the funeral-memorial cycle, where at each stage the significant role of animals and birds "appears". Many of the rituals and customs of nomadic Kazakhs live in today's reality. |
| Book/Journal Title | Известия НАН РК. Серия общественных наук(Bulletin of the of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Social Sciences and Humanities) |
| Publisher | Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University |
| Place of Publication | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Date of Publication | 2017 |
| Issue | 5 (315) |
| Pages | 58-63 |
| ISSN | 2224-5294 |
| Usage | copyright cleared |
| Academic Field | Anthropology Cultural studies |
| Community/Ethnic Group | Kazakhstan |
| Contributor | Kazakhstan National Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| Active Contribution | Kazakhstan, FY 2024 |
| Data Collection Project | |