Book

The Yukaghir and the Yukaghirized Tungus

AMS Press • 13 (1-3) • Published In 1975 • Pages: xvi, 469 , [15] leaves of plates

By: Jochelson, Waldemar.

Abstract

This book provides a comprehensive description of Yukaghir culture and society based on ethnographic information and other evidence collected by the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. The focus of the expedition shifted from finding evidence for the peopling of the Americas across the Bering Straits to salvaging aspects of Yukaghir culture because they were deemed be on the eve of extinction from smallpox, starvation, and the burdens of a fur tax and tribute, as well as through absorption into other groups, including not just the politically-dominant ethnic Russians but other, relatively larger, native Siberian groups like the Sakha (Yakut) and Even (Tungus). Particularly detailed coverage is provided on mythology, religious practices, ceremonial artifacts, family life, health issues, transportation, and economic activities.

Region

Asia

Sub Region

North Asia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnographer

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019

Field Date

1895-1896, 1901-1902

Coverage Date

1895-1902

Coverage Place

eastern Sakha Republic, northern Magadan Oblast, and western Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Notes

by Waldemar Jochelson

Reprint of the 1926 ed. published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, and G. E. Stechert, New York, which was issued as v. 13, pt. 1-3 of the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, and as v. 9, pt. 1-3 of the Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition,Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. xiv-xvi) and index

LCCN

73003531

LCSH

Yukaghir

Evenki (Asian people)