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Play the Bear: Myth and Ritual in East Siberia

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Play the Bear: Myth and Ritual in East Siberia
Author(s)Kwon, Heonik
AbstractThe significance of bear hunting to Siberian culture is described. Aspects include social feasting, kinship bonding, hierarchical establishment, host/guest relationships and sexual maturity.
IssueNo4
Pages373-387
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceHistory of Religions
VolumeNo38
PubDateMay 1999
ISBN_ISSN0018-2710
Browse Path(s)Anthropology
—-Social/Cultural Anthropology
——–Family, Marriage, and Kinship


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