The Role of the Repeat in the Bear Feast in Traditional Khanty Culture

Authors

  • Anna A. Grinevich (Zorkoltseva) Institute of Philology of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science

Keywords:

repeat, formula, symmetry, rhythm, Khanty bear cult

Abstract

This paper is devoted to a role of repeat in Khanty folklore. Songs of a bear feast have served as the source material for the research. The author traces the role of a repeat at different text levels: structure, lexical level, and plot. The repeat is proposed as a fundamental method of traditional Khanty arts.

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Published

2011-12-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2011 Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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