The Funerary Ceremony of the Chuvash and Finno-Ugric Peoples (a comparative study)

The article compares the funerary ceremonies of the Chuvash people and their Finno- Ugric neighbors in the Middle Volga area and the Urals (Mari, Mordovians, Udmurts) in 15th – 19th centuries. The discussion is relevant because the ethnic genesis of the Chuvash is still debated. Highlighted are comm...

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Main Author: Volkov Alexander V.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: TAS 2016-03-01
Series:Povolžskaâ Arheologiâ
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Online Access:http://archaeologie.pro/en/archive/15/263/