Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2017 10 (4)
- Authors
- Khomushku, Olga M.
- Contact information
- Khomushku, Olga M.: Tuva State University 36 Lenina Str., Kyzyl, 667000, Russia;
- Keywords
- religion; culture; Buddhism; multi-religious culture; Orthodoxy; Old Believers; Shamanism; Tengrism; the peoples of Sayano-Altai
- Abstract
The article is devoted to the issues of the role and importance of religion in the culture of the Altai-Sayan peoples. The author gives an analysis of the development of cultural and religious traditions in Tuva, the current state of religiosity in the country; investigates the specificity of multi-confessional culture and peculiarities of the different religious systems prevalent in the region. On the basis of extensive factual material the characteristic of interaction and mutual influence of the main Tuva religions – Buddhism, Shamanism, Tengrism, Christianity etc. Modern religious situation in the region is considered against the background of continuing growth of interest in religion, the revival of folk traditions, customs, celebrations and rituals
- Pages
- 483-490
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/32334
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