Leete, Art (2005) Religious Revival as Reaction to the Hegemonization of Power in Siberia in the 1920s to 1940s. Asian Folklore Studies, 64 (2). pp. 233-245.
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This article tries to analyze the issues of religious reactions and cultural change among Siberian natives in the context of the Soviet state’s increasing involvement in every-day lives of indigenous groups during the 1920s to 1940s. Although this practice of profound penetration of a colonial power into local life was not unique to the Soviet Union, it had specific features. In particular, Soviet ideology tried to avoid religious discourse altogether. Yet the imposed model of cultural change placed heavy pres-sure on the Siberian indigenous peoples’ worldview. Rapid and cruel economic and social transformation—such as collectivization and repressions against shamans and clan elders—initiated by the Soviets directly provoked sharp but temporary intensification of indigenous sacrificial practices. Extensive holding of sacrificial ceremonies (massive sacrifices of reindeer, human sacrifice), which had been exceptional in ritual practices of Siberian natives, was forced upon them by the Soviet state.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Western Siberia; shamans; sacrificial ceremonies; indigenous peoples; uprisings |
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Former Soviet Union > Russian Federation |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2022 14:04 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2022 14:04 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2621 |
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