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Emotions in Kazym Khanty Ritual Bear Songs

Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: The article describes emotional code of Kazym Khanty ritual bear songs. Psychologism and emotionality don’t enter archaic folklore. However if emotions are presents in a texts, its description is very accurate and physiological. The emotional code intersects with a body code. The description of emotions depends on genre. The largest number of emotives and descriptive expressions of emotions we found in songs performed on behalf of the bear kaiqәŋ ar. Emotions play plot-forming function in two songs of this genre “Winter sleeping beast” and “Down descending song”. It demonstrates motivational aspect in the emotion functioning. The most frequent emotions are fear and anger. Their descriptions are most diverse and frequent.
Language: English
Subfield: Museology
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3191737796
FWCI: 2.445
Cites: 1
Cited by: 1
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