The Izhma Komi and the Pomor: Two Models of Cultural Transformation

Authors

  • Yuri Shabaev Institute of Language, Literature and History, Komi Science Center, Uralic Division, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Valery Sharapov Institute of Language, Literature and History, Komi Science Center, Uralic Division, Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

cultural status, ethnicity, identity, indigenous peoples, Izhma Komis, Pomors

Abstract

The article analyses Pomor and Izhma Komi identities. The Pomor and Izhma Komi, who live in the European north of Russia, practically lost their identity during the 20th century and are currently undergoing a process of re-identification. The authors delve into the reasons and circumstances stimulating this process of re-identification, analyse which social groups are the initiators of this process and what is the content of Pomorian and Izhma identity today.

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Published

2011-06-22

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2011): Religion and the Re-identification of Ethnic Groups

Section

Articles (special issue)

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Copyright (c) 2011 Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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