Ekaterina Iagafova
Biographic Data
| ID | 3737941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ekaterina Iagafova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ekaterina |
| FAMILY NAME | Iagafova |
| SIGNATURE | IAGAFOVA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Professor, Head of the Chair of Philosophy, History and Theory of World Culture Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education Maxim Gorky str ., 59, Samara, 443099 , Russia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Symbolism and Functions of Things in the Funeral and Memorial Rites of Unbaptised Chuvash People
The article is devoted to semantics, symbolism and ritual functions of things in modern funeral and memorial rites of unbaptised Chuvash people. It considers the modern interpretation of the functional features and symbolism of ritual objects, the transformation of the object code of unbaptised Chuvash ritual under the influence of Orthodoxy and globalisation processes. The material complex of modern funeral and memorial rites of unbaptised Chuva…
Chuvash Village Sacred Spaces in the Samara Trans-Volga Region
The article* examines the sacred landscape in the space of Chuvash villages in the Samara Trans-Volga region. A sacred space is understood as a territory that, from the point of view of local people, has special properties and performs certain functions in their spiritual practices. Among the Samara Chuvash, represented in the majority by Orthodox communities, in the minority by pagans and Muslims, there are sites of various confessional origins …
Simēk in Modern Chuvash Ritual Culture
The paper* describes the features of the Simēk ritual (compare semik in Russian) in different ethnic and religious (Orthodox Christian, ‘pagan’, Muslim) and ethnic and territorial groups of Chuvash. The author shows the key role of Sim ē k in the structure of rituals of the semik and Trinity block and reveals its links with funerary, commemorative and wedding rites. Simēk is one of the main rituals on the Chuvash ritual calendar. Traditionally, i…
Chuvash ‘Paganism’ at the Turn of the 21st Century
Traditional rituals formed the basis of ethnic Chuvash culture, and are still relevant in today’s festive and ritual culture, primarily among Chuvash ‘pagan’ ethno-religious groups. Today among the unbaptised Chuvash there is, with varying degrees of preservation, a set of ideas about the spirits of nature and the patron deity of different fields of life, practice of ritual prayer and sacrifice, and festive culture. The focus of ritual practice i…
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Simēk in Modern Chuvash Ritual Culture
The paper* describes the features of the Simēk ritual (compare semik in Russian) in different ethnic and religious (Orthodox Christian, ‘pagan’, Muslim) and ethnic and territorial groups of Chuvash. The author shows the key role of Sim ē k in the structure of rituals of the semik and Trinity block and reveals its links with funerary, commemorative and wedding rites. Simēk is one of the main rituals on the Chuvash ritual calendar. Traditionally, i…
Chuvash ‘Paganism’ at the Turn of the 21st Century
Traditional rituals formed the basis of ethnic Chuvash culture, and are still relevant in today’s festive and ritual culture, primarily among Chuvash ‘pagan’ ethno-religious groups. Today among the unbaptised Chuvash there is, with varying degrees of preservation, a set of ideas about the spirits of nature and the patron deity of different fields of life, practice of ritual prayer and sacrifice, and festive culture. The focus of ritual practice i…
Chuvash Village Sacred Spaces in the Samara Trans-Volga Region
The article* examines the sacred landscape in the space of Chuvash villages in the Samara Trans-Volga region. A sacred space is understood as a territory that, from the point of view of local people, has special properties and performs certain functions in their spiritual practices. Among the Samara Chuvash, represented in the majority by Orthodox communities, in the minority by pagans and Muslims, there are sites of various confessional origins …
Symbolism and Functions of Things in the Funeral and Memorial Rites of Unbaptised Chuvash People
The article is devoted to semantics, symbolism and ritual functions of things in modern funeral and memorial rites of unbaptised Chuvash people. It considers the modern interpretation of the functional features and symbolism of ritual objects, the transformation of the object code of unbaptised Chuvash ritual under the influence of Orthodoxy and globalisation processes. The material complex of modern funeral and memorial rites of unbaptised Chuva…
Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work)