17.G. A. Kornishina. PRE-WEDDING RITUALS OF THE FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEORY OF A. VAN GENNEP

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DOI: 10.15507/VMU.024.201403.121

PRE-WEDDING RITUALS OF THE FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEORY OF A. VAN GENNEP

G. A. Kornishina.
(professor of History of Russia chair of Institute of History and Sociology, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), Doktor Nauk degree holder in Historical sciences, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

The article considers the rites of Finno-Ugric peoples pre-wedding period. Here begins a wedding ritual, laid the foundations for the successful holding of the entire wedding party and prosperous life of the newly wedded couple. According to the theory of transition rites of A. van Gennep at this stage starts Department of the bride from its sister team and its inclusion in the new family.

Keywords: the wedding cycle, pre-wedding stage, matchmaking, maiden bath, dowry, theory of transition rites, forms of marriage, the Finno-Ugric peoples.

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