Anthropological studies concerning funeral and commemorative ritualism of the Russian population in the
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Очерки похоронно-поминальных практик русского населения Республики Молдовы
Anthropological studies concerning funeral and commemorative ritualism of the Russian population in the Republic of Moldova

Author(s): Vyacheslav P. Stepanov
Subject(s): History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Institutul Patrimoniului Cultural al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei
Keywords: funeral and commemorative ritualism; funerals; Russians; Old believers; death; interethnic interaction

Summary/Abstract: Funeral and commemorative practices of the population of the Republic of Moldova are presented in thearticle in an essayistic form. They are analyzed based onempirical materials collected according to a questionnaire specially developed for this purpose. Special attention isreserved to the specifics of the name of the custom among Lipovans (Old Russian believers).

  • Issue Year: XIX/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 22-32
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian