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PRIESTLY INSTITUTION OF THE UDMURTS IN THE XX CENTURY (ON THE PROBLEM OF PRESERVATION/LOSS)
Saberov Rushan Anvyarovich
Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University
Abstract. The article considers the issue of the development of the priestly institution of the Udmurts in the XX century, and pays attention to the positive and negative effects of anti-religious propaganda, to the preservation of the ancient Udmurt beliefs and religious practices. The author substantiates the thesis that during the Soviet era the institution of the Udmurts’ clergy underwent certain minimization. However, it survived and began to revive actively in the post-perestroika period.
Key words and phrases: финно-угры, удмурты, язычество, жречество, ХХ век, the Udmurts, paganism, priesthood, the XX century
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