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Contemporary Mari Belief: the Formation of Ethnic Religion
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 12 (2): 79–114 DOI: 10.2478/jef-2018-0013 CONTEMPORARY MARI BELIEF: THE FORMATION OF ETHNIC RELIGION TATIANA ALYBINA PhD, Researcher Estonian National Museum Muuseumi tee 2, 60534 Tartu, Estonia e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT In this article* I describe the process of developing of Mari ethnic religion based on the tradition of animistic beliefs. I aim to consider two areas of contemporary Mari religion, the activities of the official religious organisation and the vernacular tra- dition as practiced by people in the countryside. The Mari vernacular belief system has been seen as one of the components of Mari ethnic identity. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mari religious tradition has played a role in strengthening national identity, and so the religious organisation has been officially registered. Today there is an attempt to adapt Mari religious practices to the conditions of the religious market, in the face of which vernacular tradition seems to lose its con- nection with the ethnic worldview and rural way of life. My analysis of research material from fieldwork conducted shows the existence of belief rituals that are followed independently from the official Mari religious movement. Contemporary Mari religious tradition has two layers and can be described as a process of trans- formation from vernacular belief to ethnic religion with its religious institutions and group of experts. KEYWORDS: ethnic religion • animism • vernacular belief • Mari people • Finno- Ugric ethnology INTRODUCTION The European discourse of modern animistic religions includes the variety of New Reli- gious movements with environmentalism component and reconstructions of ‘pagan’ rituals (‘neo-paganism’). -
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Konstantin Zamyatin University of Helsinki An ethnopolitical conflict in Russia’s Republic of Mari El in the 2000s: The study of ethnic politics under the authoritarian turn The paper presents an analysis of the political confrontation between the new ruling group and the political opposition in the Republic of Mari El, which began in the early 2000s and subsequently erupted into an open ethnopolitical conflict� Based on some theoretical perspectives on conflict and diversity management, the paper analyzes the structural characteristics and the dynamics of the conflict in Mari El� The analysis re- veals that authoritarian tendencies in the republic largely contributed to the eruption of the conflict and predetermined the choice of methods of conflict management� Introduction In the early 2000s, the authoritarian turn in Mari El provoked a politi- cal confrontation between the new ruling group and the opposition� The confrontation erupted into an open conflict when the tightening of the au- thoritarian regime resulted in the marginalization of the opposition� The conflict escalated after the republic’s presidential elections in the end of 2004� The opposition protested against the rigged election results by ar- ranging rallies and carrying out other unconventional political actions� In January 2005, a journalist and, a few days later, the leader of an organiza- tion of the ethnic Mari were beaten� The beatings continued later, too, and many among the victims were ethnic Mari leaders and activists� The crimes remained unsolved, but it was -
Rushydro Group's Corporate Sustainability and Social
2011 RusHydro Group’s corporate sustainability and social responsibility report © 2011 JSC RusHydro About the Report This report reflects the essential facts and results of the operations of the RusHydro Holding in 2011 in three main areas of sustainable development achievement: ensuring the safety and reliability of the power supply, natural resources and environmental conservation and the responsible management of social impacts on the personnel of the Holding’s companies and local communities. Official site of the RusHydro Holding: www.rushydro.ru Central Office Address: 51 Architect Vlasov Street, Moscow, Russia, 117393. Forward-Looking Statements Data relating to the future provided in the Report based on forward-looking information. Such words as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans” and similar expressions indicate that in this case these are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ significantly from the plan and target indicators, expected results, estimates and intentions contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are only valid at the date of the Report. The Company does not guarantee that the expected results of operations contained in the forward-looking statements will actually be achieved, so they should not be considered as the most likely or standard scenario. The Method of Report Preparation The Report was prepared using the Electric Utility Sector Supplement of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines. Compliance level with the GRI C C+ B -
Annual Report of Sogaz Insurance Group
ANNUAL REPORT OF SOGAZ INSURANCE GROUP CONTENTS 03 BRAND PROMOTION 33 04 Address by the Chairman of the Board of Directors 6 Address by the Chairman of the Management Board 7 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 35 01 05 SOGAZ INSURANCE GROUP PROFILE 9 OPERATING EFFICIENCY OF THE GROUP 39 Group Management 10 > Personnel Management 39 Group’s Position in the Insurance Market 11 > Location of Head Office 41 > Information Technology 42 > Risk Management 43 02 SOGAZ GROUP’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN 2010 15 06 Corporate Insurance 15 INVESTMENT POLICY 47 > Insurance of the Fuel and Energy Industry 15 > Industrial Insurance 18 > Transport Insurance 18 07 > Agricultural Sector Insurance 20 > Insurance of Federal and Regional Targeted FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 49 Investment Programs 21 > Balance Sheet of OJSC SOGAZ 49 > Personal Insurance 22 > Income Statement of OJSC SOGAZ 53 Reinsurance 25 > Auditor’s Report 56 Regional Network Development 27 International Development 28 Loss Adjustment 29 08 RETAIL INSURANCE 31 CONTACT INFORMATION 59 Annual Report, 2010 г. CONTENTS 5 Dear shareholders, One of the milestone events in the Russian insurance market in 2010 was the adoption of the law regarding obligatory insurance of hazardous production facility owners’ liability. Today, work is underway to develop a number of key legislative drafts aimed at expanding the application field of insurance as an efficient risk management tool, which will provide a great spark to the development of insurance in Russia. In many respects, the crucial factor at this stage will be the activities of the industry’s leaders. They are to play the key role in formation of insurance culture in Russia, establish new quality standards of insurers’ activities and enhance public confidence in the institution of insurance at large. -
Annual Report 2008
ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Contents Address by the Chairman of the Board of Directors 2 Address by the Chairman of the Management Board 4 SOGAZ Insurance Group members 6 Management Board of OJSC SOGAZ 8 Highlights of the year 10 Strategy of SOGAZ Group up to 2012 15 Key results of SOGAZ Group operation in 2008 17 Social activities of SOGAZ Group 20 Financial report of SOGAZ Insurance Group 23 Auditor’s Report on financial statements of OJSC SOGAZ Balance Sheet of OJSC SOGAZ Income Statement of OJSC SOGAZ Contact Information 31 Representative offices of SOGAZ Insurance Group 32 Representative offices of OJSC SOGAZ Representative offices of OJSC IC SOGAZ-LIFE Representative offices of OJSC IC SOGAZ-MED Representative offices of OJSC IC SOGAZ-AGRO 1 Address by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman of the Management Board of OJSC Gazprom Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC SOGAZ A.B. Miller 2 Address by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Dear shareholders, Summing up the results of the year, I’m glad to point out that despite the crisis developments in the world economy SOGAZ Group has consolidated its positions among the top three players in the Russian insurance market. It has demonstrated significant growth in charges and profits. By the end of 2008 SOGAZ had occupied 7.4% of the domestic insurance market. It is conclusive evidence of proper management work, adequate investment decisions, and a reliable performance control and assessment system. SOGAZ’s long-term strategic goals remain unchanged. The search for new development opportunities keeps going on. -
Vernacular Beliefs and Official Traditional Religion the Position and Meaning of the Mari Worldview in the Current Context
TATIANA ALYBINA Vernacular Beliefs and Official Traditional Religion The position and meaning of the Mari worldview in the current context ernacular religion connected with the clan was Ethnographers also notice that ‘ethnic’ religions and expected to adapt in the context of globali- faith traditions, as forms of worldviews, reside deep Vsation and the vanishing ideals of traditional within the structures of culture and have an effect (tribal) societies. But at the turn of the twentieth and upon these structures. The period of state-sponsored twenty-first centuries a revival of European ‘pagan- atheism did not entirely uproot forms of religious ism’ has appeared (Koskello 2009: 295). Svetlana thought or rituals associated with Russia’s ethnic Chvervonnaya suggests that a return to vernacular be- minorities (Siikala and Ulyashev 2012: 312). Even liefs is not only happening in the mass religious mind in the context of the ideological dominance of Islam of some Eastern European and Asian people, but also in some regions, clusters of Muslim-heathen ‘double in the romantic mythologemes which are being cre- beliefs’1 (dvoeverie in Russian), or an explicit return ated by national elites. Lithuanians, who were Chris- to archaic beliefs, are emerging (Shnirelman 2008: tianised in the fourteenth century – the last nation in 1187). Among groups whose vernacular belief tradi- the Baltic region to undergo this process – recall their tions are a basis for cultural identity are the Adygs, heathen roots; Ukrainians revive their rodnoverie – indi- the Bashkirs and others (Chervonnaya 1998: 200). genous beliefs – in an attempt to resist the Orthodox The cult of Tengry – the pre-Islamic religion of the and Catholic Churches (Chervonnaya 1998: 200). -
Contemporary Mari Belief: the Formation of Ethnic Religion
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 12 (2): 95–114 DOI: 10.2478/jef-2018-0013 CONTEMPORARY MARI BELIEF: THE FORMATION OF ETHNIC RELIGION TATIANA ALYBINA PhD, Researcher Estonian National Museum Muuseumi tee 2, 60534 Tartu, Estonia e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT In this article* I describe the process of developing of Mari ethnic religion based on the tradition of animistic beliefs. I aim to consider two areas of contemporary Mari religion, the activities of the official religious organisation and the vernacular tra- dition as practiced by people in the countryside. The Mari vernacular belief system has been seen as one of the components of Mari ethnic identity. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mari religious tradition has played a role in strengthening national identity, and so the religious organisation has been officially registered. Today there is an attempt to adapt Mari religious practices to the conditions of the religious market, in the face of which vernacular tradition seems to lose its con- nection with the ethnic worldview and rural way of life. My analysis of research material from fieldwork conducted shows the existence of belief rituals that are followed independently from the official Mari religious movement. Contemporary Mari religious tradition has two layers and can be described as a process of trans- formation from vernacular belief to ethnic religion with its religious institutions and group of experts. KEYWORDS: ethnic religion • animism • vernacular belief • Mari people • Finno- Ugric ethnology INTRODUCTION The European discourse of modern animistic religions includes the variety of New Reli- gious movements with environmentalism component and reconstructions of ‘pagan’ rituals (‘neo-paganism’). -
Teaching Atheism and Religion in the Mari Republic, Russian Federation
FORMS AND METHODS: TEACHING ATHEISM AND RELIGION IN THE MARI REPUBLIC, RUSSIAN FEDERATION by Sonja Christine Luehrmann A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology and History) in the University of Michigan 2009 Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor Alaina M. Lemon, Chair Professor E. Webb Keane Jr. Professor William G. Rosenberg Associate Professor Douglas T. Northrop © Sonja Christine Luehrmann All rights reserved 2009 In loving-guessing memory of my grandparents, Karl Lührmann (1892-1978) and Käte Lührmann née Emkes (1907-1997), who were, among other things, rural school teachers, and bequeathed me a riddle about what happens to people as they move between ideological systems. ii Acknowledgements On the evening of January 18, 2006, over tea between vespers and the midnight mass in honor of the feast of the Baptism of Christ, the Orthodox priest of one of Marij El’s district centers questioned the visiting German anthropologist about her views on intellectual influence. “You have probably read all three volumes of Capital, in the original?” – Some of it, I cautiously admitted. “Do you think Marx wrote it himself?” – I said that I supposed so. “And I tell you, it was satan who wrote it through his hand.” I remember making a feeble defense in the name of interpretative charity, saying that it seemed safer to assume that human authors were capable of their own errors, but could not always foresee the full consequences of their ideas. The priest seemed unimpressed, but was otherwise kind enough to sound almost apologetic when he reminded me that as a non-Orthodox Christian, I had to leave the church after the prayers for the catechumens, before the beginning of the liturgy of communion. -
Personal Name Systems in Finnic and Beyond
PERSONAL NAME SYSTEMS IN FINNIC AND BEYOND UUHH 112.indd2.indd 1 114.11.20174.11.2017 115:25:135:25:13 UUHH 112.indd2.indd 2 114.11.20174.11.2017 115:25:135:25:13 Uralica Helsingiensia12 Personal name systems in Finnic and beyond EDITED BY TERHI AINIALA & JANNE SAARIKIVI HELSINKI 2017 UUHH 112.indd2.indd 3 114.11.20174.11.2017 115:25:135:25:13 Terhi Ainiala & Janne Saarikivi (eds): Personal name systems in Finnic and beyond. Orders • Tilaukset Uralica Helsingiensia 12. Tiedekirja Cover Rigina Ajanki Snellmaninkatu 13 Layout Mari Saraheimo FI-00170 Helsinki <www.tiedekirja.fi> ISBN 978-952-5667-90-5 (print) <[email protected]> ISBN 978-952-5667-91-2 (online) ISSN 1797-3945 Printon Tallinn 2017 Uralica Helsingiensia The series Uralica Helsingiensia is founded in 2008. It features thematic volumes and mono- graphs on the history, typology and sociology of Uralic languages. Studies focusing on Es- tonian language and culture, Hungarian language and culture, as well as Saamic studies are equally welcome in the series. The series also seeks to support university studies on its focus areas. Uralica Helsingiensia is rated at level 1 by the Publication Forum of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed. Uralica Helsingiensia on perustettu 2008. Sarjassa julkaistaan temaattisia artikkeli kokoelmia tai monografi oita erityisesti uralilaisten kielten historian, typologian ja kielisosiologian alalta. Aihepiiriin kuuluvat myös Unkarin kielen ja kulttuurin, Viron kielen ja kulttuurin ja saamentutkimuksen -
Incantatio an International Journal on Charms, Charmers and Charming Print Version Issue 5 2017
Incantatio An International Journal on Charms, Charmers and Charming http://www.folklore.ee/incantatio Print version Issue 5 2017 ISNFR Committee on Charms, Charmers and Charming Incantatio An International Journal on Charms, Charmers and Charming Issue 5 Editor: Mare Kõiva Tartu 2017 General Editor: Mare Kõiva Language editor: Jonathan Roper Layout: Liisa Vesik Editorial board: Alaric Hall Claude Lecouteux Lea Olsan Éva Pócs Jonathan Roper Emanuela Timotin Andrey Toporkov Daiva Vaitkeviien William F. Ryan Editorial contacts: http://www.foklore.ee/incantatio [email protected] Vanemuise 42, Tartu 51003, Estonia Supported by and affiliated to the Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies (CEES, European Regional Development Fund) and is related to research projects IRG 22-5 (Estonian Research Council) and EKKM14-344 (Estonian Ministry of Education and Research). EUROPEAN UNION Regional Development Fund Investing in your future Indexed by the MLA International Bibliography. All rights reserved. Copyright belongs to the authors and the ISFNR Committee on Charms, Charmers and Charming ISSN 2228-1355 http://www.folklore.ee/incantatio https://dx.doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio Contents https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017 Introduction 7 Mare Kõiva https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_Introduction “Red Growth, Yellow Growth, White Growth...”: 9 Chromatic Beliefs in Udmurt Folk Medicine and Healing Charms Tatiana Panina https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_Panina Salome on Ice: A Case of a Rare Latvian Fever Charm 29 Toms Ķencis https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_Kencis Poetics of Mari Incantations 36 Natalia Glukhova https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_Glukhova Charms against Worms in Wounds: The Text and the Ritual 53 Tatjana Agapkina https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_Agapkina Serpent Symbolism in Vepsian Incantations 65 Irina Vinokurova https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_Vinokurova BOOK REVIEWS 75 https://doi.org/10.7592/Incantatio2017_BookReview Vinokurova, Irina Iur’evna. -
Venäjän Federaation Paikannimiä
Venäjän federaation paikannimiä Oikeinkirjoitus- ja painotusopas Toimittaneet Pirjo Mikkonen, Martti Kahla, Ida Kempinen ja Anna Charnaya Näköisjulkaisu teoksesta Venäjän federaation paikannimiä – oikeinkirjoitus- ja painotusopas, toimittaneet Pirjo Mikkonen, Martti Kahla, Ida Kempinen ja Anna Charnaya (Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja 138, ISBN 952-5446-18-2, ISSN 0355-5437), Helsinki 2006) Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 11 Copyright © Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus Helsinki 2010 URN:ISBN 978-952-5446-51 ISSN 1796-041X Venäjän federaation paikannimiä Kielenkäytön oppaita 6 VENÄJÄN FEDERAATION PAIKANNIMIÄ Oikeinkirjoitus- ja painotusopas Toimittaneet Pirjo Mikkonen, Martti Kahla, Ida Kempinen ja Anna Charnaya Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus 2006 Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja 138 Taitto Matti Uusivirta ISSN 0355-5437 ISBN 952-5446-18-2 Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus Multiprint Helsinki 2006 SISÄLLYS Alkusanat 7 Johdanto 9 Venäjän translitterointikaava 11 Kielten nimitysten lyhenteet 12 Venäjän federaation tärkeimmät hallintoyksiköt 13 Venäjän federaation paikannimiä 15 Suomenkielisten nimien hakemisto 295 Liite 1: Ukrainan paikannimiä 331 Ukrainan translitterointikaava 332 Suomalaistettujen nimien hakemisto 346 Liite 2: Valko-Venäjän paikannimiä 347 Valkovenäjän translitterointikaava 348 Suomalaistettujen nimien hakemisto 357 Lähteet 359 ALKUSANAT Venäjän federaation paikannimiä -opasta on kaivattu pitkään, sillä sen edeltäjä, vuonna 1982 ilmestynyt Neuvostoliiton paikannimet. -
Annual Report of SOGAZ Insurance Group
Annual Report of SOGAZ Insurance Group Annual Report of SOGAZ Insurance Group 2011 CONTENTS > A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ...................5 > A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD ....................6 01 > ABOUT SOGAZ INSURANCE GROUP ..............................................................8 Management .................................................................................................................................... 12 Position in the Insurance Market ................................................................................13 • Russian Insurance Market: 2011 Results .................................................................... 13 • Group Operation Results ......................................................................................... 16 02 > GROUP’S ACTIVITIES IN 2011 ........................................................................18 Insurance ...................................................................................................................20 • Property and Liability Insurance .................................................................................20 • Special Risk Insurance .............................................................................................24 • Personal Insurance .................................................................................................26 Sales Channel Development ....................................................................................................... 31