Die rituelle Erhebung des Bärenschädels bei arktischen und subarktischen Völker

Paulson, Ivar

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“…Bear ritualism appears all over the northern hemisphere. The basis for the bear ceremony is the social relationship between humans and bears (Hallowell 1926;Findeisen 1941;Vasil'yev 1948;Paulson 1964;1965;Paproth 1976;Kwon 1999;Sokolova 2002;2009). As an example, I will speak here about the bear ceremony among the Ob-Ugrians, i.e.…”

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Hybridity in a Western Siberian Bear Ceremony

Dudeck

2022

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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Hybridity is often discussed in connection with the postcolonial condition. The cultural revival of the Khanty bear ceremony in Western Siberia could be a perfect example. It is on one hand a key representation of local Indigenous ontology and on the other has become a token in cultural heritage preservation by state actors and a cultural commodity for local tourism and media outlets. Indigenous activists struggle against the loss of authenticity with ideas of purism and scholars identifying the amalgamation of Indigenous ritual elements with Christian ideas and inventions of tradition on the other hand. I argue that the perception of original purity of elements that develop into hybrid forms in the colonial and postcolonial context is somewhat misleading. Instead, I propose that we look at hybridity and purity as intertwined dialectical aspects of cultural politics with a multiplicity of voices and perspectives and negotiated relations at several levels.

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