Open AccessMazar as an element of the funeraly culture of the kazakhs of the village of Segizbay
Author(s) -
D. Sh. Toybazarova,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
polevye issledovaniâ v verhnem priobʹe, priirtyšʹe i na altae (arheologiâ, ètnografiâ, ustnaâ istoriâ i muzeevedenie)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2687-0584
DOI - 10.37386/2687-0584-2021-16-271-278
Subject(s) - kazakh , element (criminal law) , history , ancient history , art , philosophy , law , political science , linguistics
In this article the author analyzes the materials on the gravestones obtained during the expedition to the aul Segizbai. To a greater extent, mazars — four-walled funerary mausoleums reaching two or more meters in height — were investigated. In Kazakh tradition gravestones always serve as a home for the deceased person, so they often resemble a house in their appearance. Two-meter-high mausoleums are difficult to refer to the traditional form of gravestones, but recently there has been a tendency to erect mazars. The author in this study tries to identify the reasons for such metamorphosis of the Kazakh tradition.