ПЕРМСКАЯ МОДЕЛЬ АРХЕТИПИЧЕСКОГО ОБРАЗА МЕДВЕДЯ
THE PERM MODEL OF AN ARCHETYPICAL IMAGE OF A BEAR

Summary/Abstract: A bear is the most ancient image which many peoples of the northern hemisphere worshipped since the Primitive epoch. For the centuries the image of a bear has changed greatly, having interlaced with other religious and mythological images. This article is devoted to question of definition of essence of Perm model of an image of a bear. Reverence for a bear is an important element of culture and ethnic traditions of Perm Finns. The image of a bear from the Permian Finns contributed significantly to the close contacts with the Ob-Ugrians, preserving the traditional beliefs and with the Orthodox Russian people. Perm model is the «transitional», it combines the features of both hunting and agrarian culture. Perm model of an image of a bear includes the following motives: totem ancestor, descendant of the heavenly father and beings of the lower world, the man, a husband or a wife, the owner of the forest, the owner of the bear species, the sorcerer, the mythical hero, a cultural hero.

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