Osuokhai, The Yakut Circle Dance

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Angelina Lukina Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts angelinalucina1@mail.ru

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https://doi.org/10.3167/sib.2018.170306
Keywords:
circle dance; dance; osuokhai; Sakha; Yakut; ysyakh
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Abstract

A circle dance, a fundamental element of many traditional cultures, exists in many parts of the world. Scholars have been fascinated by historical and contemporary, mythical and cultural, ritual and semantic aspects of circle dances. The article discusses the Yakut circle dance, osuokhai, influenced by ancient practices and religious ideas of Eurasian nomads. The article reflects on the historical transformations and on the semantics of the osuokhai.

Contributor Notes

Angelina Lukina is professor and head of the Folklore and Arts Department at the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts. Her research focuses on the historiography of traditional Sakha dances. She is the author of several monographs on traditional dance culture. Email: angelinalucina1@mail.ru

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Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies

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Keywords:
circle dance; dance; osuokhai; Sakha; Yakut; ysyakh
Print Publication Date:
01 Dec 2018
Online Publication Date:
01 Dec 2018
Copyright:
© Berghahn Books 2018

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