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Nine spirits: a hierarchy of spiritual values of the Upper Kolyma Yukagir

Anthropology and archeology of Eurasia35 (2)Published In 1996 • Pages: 18-32

By: Ivanov, Anton M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Yukaghir (Yukagir) had significantly declined both demographically and culturally. While underscoring this broad pattern, this study observes continuities in core cultural values and ethical concerns among remnant populations, including those who no longer speak the Yukaghir language or practice nomadic hunting and fishing. The most important evidence for such continuity comes from close observation of the role of mythology and related folklore among the Upper Kolyma Yukaghir.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Location
Ethos
Ethics
Mythology
General character of religion
Cosmology
Shamans and psychotherapists
Inter-ethnic relations
Acculturation and culture contact
Spirits and gods
Animism
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Social personality
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yukaghir
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
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1989-1993
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
eastern Sakha Republic and northern Magadan Oblast, Russia
NotesAdditional notes
Anton M. Ivanov
Includes bibliographical references (p.31-32)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
93645987
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yukaghir