Voldina Tatyana V.,
Candidate Sc. {History}, Leading Research Fellow, Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Research and Development (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia), tatyanavoldina@yandex.ru
On the basis of published works of the author and the field data collected by the author, it summarizes the features of perception and the tradition of honoring the elements of fire and water in different groups of the Khanty and Mansi. In the traditional worldview of many nations the elements of fire and water are universal markers of the universe. According to the mythological views of the Ob-Ugric peoples, magical, cleansing and transforming properties of Water and Fire and their symbiosis as Firewater have the impact on life, death and subsequent rebirth, which is reflected in the extant ancient myths.
Keywords: Ob Ugric peoples; traditional outlook; mythology; the cult of Water; the cult of fire; sacred Fire water.
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