Notes on Mountain Cults in Dagestan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12844310 |
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| Authors | M R Seferbekov (0000-0001-5714-8178, Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-218 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iran and the Caucasus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1573-384X • E-ISSN: 1609-8498 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1573384x-20160205 |
| OpenAlex | W2485960570 |
| Language | EN |
As a sacral space, mountains in Dagestan are traditionally considered to be the abode of gods and demons. Rainmaking rituals and folk medical procedures are performed on the mountain sites. On the tops of mountains, their slopes and passes there are many buildings transformed later into Muslim places of worship. The paper describes some cases of orolatry among the peoples of Dagestan, based on the relevant sources and personal field materials
Ancient history · Archaeology · Asian studies · Central asia · China · Field (mathematics · Geography · Political science · Worship · Education, Innovation and Language Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law · Linguistics and Cultural Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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