Book
Sketch of a mythology of the Yurak Samoyed
Société Finno-ougrienne • Helsinki • Published In 1924 • Pages: HRAF ms: 2, 184
By: Lehtisalo, Toivo, Schütze, Frieda.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents detailed information on Yurak Samoyed religious and mystical beliefs and practices. The author visited the Samoyed for the purpose of collecting linguistic data; however, in the course of his fieldwork, he collected a large number of myths and magic songs. The abstracts and texts of these form the core of the source. They are supplemented by the authors own research and observations on these materials. Cosmogonical myths as well as myths on the origin of culture traits, shamans, spirits, gods and death, are included in the authors collection. Furthermore, the author provides a catalogue of sacred objects, places, animals, and spirits and the ceremonial associated with each. Finally, ample data are provided on mortuary practices and on the powers and duties of shamans.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Visual arts
- Magical and mental therapy
- Mythology
- Cosmology
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Spirits and gods
- Ethnometeorology
- Sacred objects and places
- Magicians and diviners
- Music
- Ethnogeography
- Prayers and sacrifices
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nenets
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- North Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Linguist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Carol Cerf ; Helen Gunsher Bornstein ; 1952-1975; Teferi A. Adem; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1911-1912, 1914
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1911-1924
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yurak, Russian North, Russia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Toivo V. Lehtisalo
- Translation of: [Entwurf einer Mythologie der Jurak-Samojeden]
- Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze and edited in 1952
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 50052022
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nentsy
- Mythology, Samoyedic
- Nentsy--Folklore