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Accepted Paper:
Observance the Behavioural Norms in Calendar Rites According to a House Structure
Tatiana Minniyakhmetova
(University of Innsbruck)
Paper short abstract:
In the calendric cycle, along with temporal terms, another important entity is the spatial order and sequence which draw great attention. In ritual periods, the spatial structure of a house plays significant role and there is need in maintenance the space regulations.
Paper long abstract:
Ritual is in need to keep order and follow some regulations, otherwise it vanishes itself. In the calendric cycle, along with temporal terms, another important entity is the spatial order and sequence which draw great attention.
Increasing focus on the spatial structure and maintenance the norms of the house space is functioning parallelly with ritual periods. There are three main sections in a house which represent symbolic locuses: a stove occupied and still occupies the central position; a "female side" is a significant part; the foremost corner is the most important place of honour. These three sections become more "active" in the ritual periods, and a family strictly follows to compliance the boundaries between them and to correspond to the requirements.
The paper proposes to examine what causes and what motives are for existence and function for those rules.