Speaking trees of Kazym Khanty
Institute of Philology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Keywords
Culture universals, Destiny.
Abstract
An article contains both ethnographic and folkloristic data on Kazym Khanty culture. Its comparison allows to describe one of the culture universals – Destiny. The phenomenon of Destiny is developed through characteristic of special signs on trees (blazes) which image is also widespread in Khanty folklore.
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A.A. Grinevich Speaking trees of Kazym Khanty // Критика и семиотика. 2013. № 19. Pp. 905–103.