Religious Situation in Dagestan in the 1930’s: Case Study
of Chokh Relics (on expedition materials of Evgenii Shilling)
Religious Situation in Dagestan in the 1930’s: Case Study
of Chokh Relics (on expedition materials of Evgenii Shilling)
Author(s): Ekaterina A. TeryukovaSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Islam studies, Politics and religion, History of Religion
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Religion in Dagestan; Caucasus studies; Chokh;
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is a set of ritual objects from the collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion. In 1934, Evgenii Shilling (1892-1953), a Russian expert in Caucasus studies, brought it to Moscow from a small mountain village in Dagestan. Regarding Shilling’s body of work, researcher Z. Mahmudova writes:“He was one of the most prominent Russian ethnographers - researchers of Caucasus of the XXth century. His personality and scientific heritage are of the great interest till nowadays. ... The untimely death of Schilling did not allow him to fulfil all plans. A lot of little-known articles, notes, expedition reports, explanations on gathered museum collections, photographs and sketches are stored in the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg and are waiting for their researcher” .
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXIII/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 37-48
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English