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"The Scientific Opinion" № 11, 2013

Cult of the sky am ong the Sakha (Ya kuts)

L. S. Yefimova, V. V. Illarionov, T. V. Illarionova
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The article traces the cult of the sky among the Sakha (Yakuts) comparing it with the ritual and shamanic poetry of the Altai, Khakass, Tuvans and Buryats. Similar terms for the sky and concepts symbolising the worship of the sky are analysed. The authors believe that the cult of the sky among the Sakha (Yakuts) preserved the common typological features with the similar worship of the Turkic-Mongolian peoples of Siberia. It manifests itself in the ritual complex yhyah. The sky worship was personified by Үrdүk Ajyylar, “Supreme Deities” that, according to the Yakuts, lived at different layers of the heavens.
Key words: cult of the sky, Tengriism, Turkic-Mongolian peoples of Siberia, mythology,
algys.
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