Ruslan Ibragimovich Seferbekov
Biographic Data
| ID | 807439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruslan Ibragimovich Seferbekov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruslan Ibragimovich |
| FAMILY NAME | Seferbekov |
| SIGNATURE | SEFERBEKOV R I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0901-8499 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lezgin Religious Buildings as Part of the Social Infrastructure of Modern Lezgin Settlements
On the basis of field ethnographic materials collected in Kurakhsky, Akhtynsky, Dokuzparinsky, Su-leiman-Stalsky and Khivsky districts of Dagestan by general scientific historical methods (survivals, structural-functional, historical-comparative), as well as ethnological methods (observation, survey, interviewing and photographic recording of religious objects), the authors describe the current state of traditional and newly erected religious bui…
On the Reasons for the Outflow of the Russian and Russian-Speaking Population From Dagestan, Measures to Support Them and the Return of Those Who Previously Left (According to the Results of an Expert…
В статье на основе общенаучных (историко-сравнительный, историко-системный, диахронного анализа) и специальных методов истории, этнологии и социологии, проведенного в сельских районах Кизлярщины (Кизлярский, Тарумовский) и городах Республики Дагестан экспертного опроса исследованы причины исхода русского и русскоязычного населения из Дагестана в 1990-е и в 2000-е гг., проанализированы меры по их поддержке, даны рекомендации по возвращению в регио…
From Calendar and Family Rituals of Gumbet Avars
The paper is based on literary sources and field material collected in the villages of Gumbetovsky and Kazbekovsky districts of Dagestan. The authors, who apply general scientific methods (histori-cal-genetic, retrospective and systemic ones) and specific methods of ethnology (survey and observa-tion), provide an analysis of the correlation of local and Islamic components in the calendar and eve-ryday family rituals of one subethnic group – Gumbe…
Modern Practices of Popular Islam among the Lezgins of Dagestan
The article is based on ethnographic field material collected in Lezgin villages The authors describe modern practices associated with the cult of Muslim saints and the veneration of pirs and ziyarat. These shrines are used by the local population in rituals of mantika, weather magic, “binding” the wolf's mouth and in traditional medicine. The origins of these views are in the antiquity and relate to early forms of religion – magic, animism, feti…
From the Mythology of the Russians of Dagestan
The article, based on field ethnographic material and literary sources collected in the villages of the Kizlyar and Tarumovsky districts of Dagestan using general scientific historical (chronological, historical-genetic, comparative-historical, structural-diachronic, retrospective) and special methods of ethnology (survey, interviewing), provides an analysis (hypostases, loci of habitation, time of appearance, methods and forms of communication w…
The Food Culture of Russians in the Kizlyarsky and Tarumovsky Districts of Dagestan
В статье на основе собранного в селениях Кизлярского и Тарумовского районов Республики Дагестан полевого этнографического материала и литературных источников с использованием общенаучных (историко-генетический, сравнительно-исторический, ретроспективный) и специальных (опрос, интервьюирование, включенное наблюдение) методов истории и этнологии исследуется современная культура питания русских с выявлением сохранившейся у них в новейшее время тради…
Modern Practices of Commemoration and Mourning in the Funeral Rites of Gumbet Avars
The article is devoted to the analysis of Islamic component in the elements of funeral and memorial rituals with one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Avar – Gumbet Avars. Based on the field ethno-graphic material collected in the villages of Gumbetovsky district of Dagestan applying the methods of historical (historical-genetic, comparative-historical, historical-typological, retrospective) and eth-nological studies (survey, individual and collect…
Modern Marriage and Wedding Rituals of the Dargins-Tsudahars
Based on field ethnographic material collected in the Levashinsky district of Dagestan in 2018 and 2022, using historical-comparative, typological, systemic, retrospective methods and the method of participant observation, the paper discusses the traditional and modern wedding ceremonies and customs of the rural population of one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Dargins – the Tsudahars1. This group has undergone the cultural influence of the Avars…
Mythological Characters of Traditional Beliefs of Gumbet Avars (Second Half of Xx - Beginning of Xxi Century)
Written on the basis of field material, using general and special methods of historical science, the article is devoted to the description of the mythological characters of the former pantheon and pandemonium of the Gumbet Avars that have survived to the Soviet post-war and modern times – personified celestial bodies and atmospheric phenomena, mummers and dolls, cartridges of wild animals and hunting , supreme deities; "House snakes", penetrating…
On Childbirth Rituals in Modern Dagestani Cities
The article explores some aspects of modern childbirth rituals and practices among the city dwellers of Dagestan, focusing on their syncretic nature and the mixture of traditional and new customs. Proper Islamic religious ceremonies occupy a significant place in the childbirth rituals, among them being mawlid , on the occasion of the birth, name-giving of a new-born, circumcision, visiting ziyarats , etc. Traditional ceremonies include the custom…
On Some Pre-Islamic Beliefs among the Gidatli-Avars
The paper describes several interesting details from the rich repository of folk beliefs, cults, rites and ceremonies of obviously pre-Islamic nature, recorded among the Gidatlis. The latter are a sub-ethnic group of the Avars living in the Shamil region of Dagestan
Results of the Study of the Culture of the Nutrition of the Citizens of Dagestan in the Latest Time (The Second Half of the Eighties of the Xx Century - The Post-Soviet Period)
The article traces the processes of transforming the food culture of the peoples of Dagestan into the so-called perestroika years and in the post-Soviet period. Under the culture of nutrition is understood a set of phenomena in the life of a person that are associated with food and nutrition (food intake) - sets of food products, ways of processing them, cooking techniques and culinary products, recipes, traditions of food preferences or food res…
The House-Spirit (Domovoj) in Dagestan
The article is devoted to the description of the house-spirit, Domovoj , a mythological personage in the folk beliefs of the Dagestan peoples. The whole nomenclature and functions of the mentioned image are given with a detailed indication of its geographical distribution and peculiarities depending on the given ethnic environment
Herbaceous Characters in the Popular Beliefs of the Peoples of Dagestan
The paper discusses some mythological characters―demons, masqueraders, zoo- and anthropomorphic dolls―found in the popular beliefs of the peoples of Dagestan and manifested in children’s games, calendar holidays, and in the rainmaking rituals. The characteristic feature of these figures is that they are depicted in folk imagination as having herbal nature
Patron Deities of the Hunt and Wild Animals in Dagestan
The paper discusses the characteristic features and spheres of activities of the patron deities of the hunt, masters of the animals and protectors of game and wildlife in the folk beliefs of the Dagestani highlanders―different groups of Avars, Laks, Lezgins, Dargins, Tabasaranis, Tsakhurs, Rutuls, and Kumyks. Some of these deities are ambivalent figures equally standing as harmful demons, who steal the foetus of righteous women, new-born babies o…
Sceptre of a Masker (On Some Folk Rituals in Dagestan)
Maskers play a vital role in the ritual and social ceremonies of Dagestan. With sceptre in hand, the maskers' part in folk traditions has preserved this previously sacral iconography in a profane form. This paper seeks to illuminate the role of the maskers and the mythological symbolism of the sceptre through descriptive analysis of festive ceremonies in Dagestan, while comparing its function to other Caucasian communities
Khozyaeva stikhiy
On the Demonology of the Tabasaranians Typology and Description
Gods and Demons of the DagestaieIiaiv Peoples (a Tentative Typology and Classification)
GODS AND DEMONS OF THE DAGESTAIeIIAIV PEOPLES (A TENTATIVE TYPOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION) RUSLAN SEFERBEKOV Makhachkala More than a millennium of professing Islam by the Dagestanian peoples, who were converted to Islam in the period of VII-XV centuries has almost completely obliterat- ed traces of the former pagan pantheon and pandemonium. Names and roles of pagan gods and demons have reached us in an incomplete and fragmentary form through myths a…
The House-Spirit (Domovoj) in Dagestan
The article is devoted to the description of the house-spirit, Domovoj , a mythological personage in the folk beliefs of the Dagestan peoples. The whole nomenclature and functions of the mentioned image are given with a detailed indication of its geographical distribution and peculiarities depending on the given ethnic environment
On the Demonology of the Tabasaranians Typology and Description
Patron Deities of the Hunt and Wild Animals in Dagestan
The paper discusses the characteristic features and spheres of activities of the patron deities of the hunt, masters of the animals and protectors of game and wildlife in the folk beliefs of the Dagestani highlanders―different groups of Avars, Laks, Lezgins, Dargins, Tabasaranis, Tsakhurs, Rutuls, and Kumyks. Some of these deities are ambivalent figures equally standing as harmful demons, who steal the foetus of righteous women, new-born babies o…
Sceptre of a Masker (On Some Folk Rituals in Dagestan)
Maskers play a vital role in the ritual and social ceremonies of Dagestan. With sceptre in hand, the maskers' part in folk traditions has preserved this previously sacral iconography in a profane form. This paper seeks to illuminate the role of the maskers and the mythological symbolism of the sceptre through descriptive analysis of festive ceremonies in Dagestan, while comparing its function to other Caucasian communities
Gods and Demons of the DagestaieIiaiv Peoples (a Tentative Typology and Classification)
GODS AND DEMONS OF THE DAGESTAIeIIAIV PEOPLES (A TENTATIVE TYPOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION) RUSLAN SEFERBEKOV Makhachkala More than a millennium of professing Islam by the Dagestanian peoples, who were converted to Islam in the period of VII-XV centuries has almost completely obliterat- ed traces of the former pagan pantheon and pandemonium. Names and roles of pagan gods and demons have reached us in an incomplete and fragmentary form through myths a…
Gods and Demons of the DagestaieIiaiv Peoples (a Tentative Typology and Classification)
GODS AND DEMONS OF THE DAGESTAIeIIAIV PEOPLES (A TENTATIVE TYPOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION) RUSLAN SEFERBEKOV Makhachkala More than a millennium of professing Islam by the Dagestanian peoples, who were converted to Islam in the period of VII-XV centuries has almost completely obliterat- ed traces of the former pagan pantheon and pandemonium. Names and roles of pagan gods and demons have reached us in an incomplete and fragmentary form through myths a…
On the Demonology of the Tabasaranians Typology and Description
Khozyaeva stikhiy
Sceptre of a Masker (On Some Folk Rituals in Dagestan)
Maskers play a vital role in the ritual and social ceremonies of Dagestan. With sceptre in hand, the maskers' part in folk traditions has preserved this previously sacral iconography in a profane form. This paper seeks to illuminate the role of the maskers and the mythological symbolism of the sceptre through descriptive analysis of festive ceremonies in Dagestan, while comparing its function to other Caucasian communities
Patron Deities of the Hunt and Wild Animals in Dagestan
The paper discusses the characteristic features and spheres of activities of the patron deities of the hunt, masters of the animals and protectors of game and wildlife in the folk beliefs of the Dagestani highlanders―different groups of Avars, Laks, Lezgins, Dargins, Tabasaranis, Tsakhurs, Rutuls, and Kumyks. Some of these deities are ambivalent figures equally standing as harmful demons, who steal the foetus of righteous women, new-born babies o…
Herbaceous Characters in the Popular Beliefs of the Peoples of Dagestan
The paper discusses some mythological characters―demons, masqueraders, zoo- and anthropomorphic dolls―found in the popular beliefs of the peoples of Dagestan and manifested in children’s games, calendar holidays, and in the rainmaking rituals. The characteristic feature of these figures is that they are depicted in folk imagination as having herbal nature
The House-Spirit (Domovoj) in Dagestan
The article is devoted to the description of the house-spirit, Domovoj , a mythological personage in the folk beliefs of the Dagestan peoples. The whole nomenclature and functions of the mentioned image are given with a detailed indication of its geographical distribution and peculiarities depending on the given ethnic environment
Results of the Study of the Culture of the Nutrition of the Citizens of Dagestan in the Latest Time (The Second Half of the Eighties of the Xx Century - The Post-Soviet Period)
The article traces the processes of transforming the food culture of the peoples of Dagestan into the so-called perestroika years and in the post-Soviet period. Under the culture of nutrition is understood a set of phenomena in the life of a person that are associated with food and nutrition (food intake) - sets of food products, ways of processing them, cooking techniques and culinary products, recipes, traditions of food preferences or food res…
On Some Pre-Islamic Beliefs among the Gidatli-Avars
The paper describes several interesting details from the rich repository of folk beliefs, cults, rites and ceremonies of obviously pre-Islamic nature, recorded among the Gidatlis. The latter are a sub-ethnic group of the Avars living in the Shamil region of Dagestan
On Childbirth Rituals in Modern Dagestani Cities
The article explores some aspects of modern childbirth rituals and practices among the city dwellers of Dagestan, focusing on their syncretic nature and the mixture of traditional and new customs. Proper Islamic religious ceremonies occupy a significant place in the childbirth rituals, among them being mawlid , on the occasion of the birth, name-giving of a new-born, circumcision, visiting ziyarats , etc. Traditional ceremonies include the custom…
Mythological Characters of Traditional Beliefs of Gumbet Avars (Second Half of Xx - Beginning of Xxi Century)
Written on the basis of field material, using general and special methods of historical science, the article is devoted to the description of the mythological characters of the former pantheon and pandemonium of the Gumbet Avars that have survived to the Soviet post-war and modern times – personified celestial bodies and atmospheric phenomena, mummers and dolls, cartridges of wild animals and hunting , supreme deities; "House snakes", penetrating…
The Food Culture of Russians in the Kizlyarsky and Tarumovsky Districts of Dagestan
В статье на основе собранного в селениях Кизлярского и Тарумовского районов Республики Дагестан полевого этнографического материала и литературных источников с использованием общенаучных (историко-генетический, сравнительно-исторический, ретроспективный) и специальных (опрос, интервьюирование, включенное наблюдение) методов истории и этнологии исследуется современная культура питания русских с выявлением сохранившейся у них в новейшее время тради…
Modern Practices of Commemoration and Mourning in the Funeral Rites of Gumbet Avars
The article is devoted to the analysis of Islamic component in the elements of funeral and memorial rituals with one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Avar – Gumbet Avars. Based on the field ethno-graphic material collected in the villages of Gumbetovsky district of Dagestan applying the methods of historical (historical-genetic, comparative-historical, historical-typological, retrospective) and eth-nological studies (survey, individual and collect…
Modern Marriage and Wedding Rituals of the Dargins-Tsudahars
Based on field ethnographic material collected in the Levashinsky district of Dagestan in 2018 and 2022, using historical-comparative, typological, systemic, retrospective methods and the method of participant observation, the paper discusses the traditional and modern wedding ceremonies and customs of the rural population of one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Dargins – the Tsudahars1. This group has undergone the cultural influence of the Avars…
On the Reasons for the Outflow of the Russian and Russian-Speaking Population From Dagestan, Measures to Support Them and the Return of Those Who Previously Left (According to the Results of an Expert…
В статье на основе общенаучных (историко-сравнительный, историко-системный, диахронного анализа) и специальных методов истории, этнологии и социологии, проведенного в сельских районах Кизлярщины (Кизлярский, Тарумовский) и городах Республики Дагестан экспертного опроса исследованы причины исхода русского и русскоязычного населения из Дагестана в 1990-е и в 2000-е гг., проанализированы меры по их поддержке, даны рекомендации по возвращению в регио…
From Calendar and Family Rituals of Gumbet Avars
The paper is based on literary sources and field material collected in the villages of Gumbetovsky and Kazbekovsky districts of Dagestan. The authors, who apply general scientific methods (histori-cal-genetic, retrospective and systemic ones) and specific methods of ethnology (survey and observa-tion), provide an analysis of the correlation of local and Islamic components in the calendar and eve-ryday family rituals of one subethnic group – Gumbe…
Modern Practices of Popular Islam among the Lezgins of Dagestan
The article is based on ethnographic field material collected in Lezgin villages The authors describe modern practices associated with the cult of Muslim saints and the veneration of pirs and ziyarat. These shrines are used by the local population in rituals of mantika, weather magic, “binding” the wolf's mouth and in traditional medicine. The origins of these views are in the antiquity and relate to early forms of religion – magic, animism, feti…
From the Mythology of the Russians of Dagestan
The article, based on field ethnographic material and literary sources collected in the villages of the Kizlyar and Tarumovsky districts of Dagestan using general scientific historical (chronological, historical-genetic, comparative-historical, structural-diachronic, retrospective) and special methods of ethnology (survey, interviewing), provides an analysis (hypostases, loci of habitation, time of appearance, methods and forms of communication w…
Lezgin Religious Buildings as Part of the Social Infrastructure of Modern Lezgin Settlements
On the basis of field ethnographic materials collected in Kurakhsky, Akhtynsky, Dokuzparinsky, Su-leiman-Stalsky and Khivsky districts of Dagestan by general scientific historical methods (survivals, structural-functional, historical-comparative), as well as ethnological methods (observation, survey, interviewing and photographic recording of religious objects), the authors describe the current state of traditional and newly erected religious bui…
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