‘When It Comes to a Wedding, They Say Even a Dry Skull Would Roll in That Direction’ (the role of a sheep’s head in Kalmyk wedding rites revisited)
The article investigates the semantics of a sheep’s head within Kalmyk wedding rites. A sheep’s head acts as an offering to diverse protector-deities, ancestors, and the sun, the three being sources of well-being and good life. Turko-Mongolian ceremonies to have included the throwing of a sheep’s...
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| Language: | English |
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Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Монголоведение |
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| Online Access: | https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/54/37 |