Role of Animals and Birds in Traditional Rituals and Customs of Kazakhs-Nomads

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Author(s)

en Kulsarieva, Aktolkyn T.

en Shaigozova, Zhanerke N.

en Sultanova, Madina E.

Кулсариева, Актолкын Т.

Шайгозова, Жанерке Наурызбаевна

Султанова, Мадина Эрнестовна

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