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V.I. ABAEV NORTH-OSSETIAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES

OF VLADIKAVKAZ SCIENCE CENTRE OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA

ИЗВЕСТИЯ СОИГСИ

Gostieva L. K. From the History of Ethnographic Ossetian Studies: Boris Gatiev // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 12 (51). P. 13-26. Print

Keywords: Boris Gatiev, Kazan Theological Academy, ethnographic Ossetian studies, superstitions, mythology, calendar rituals, religious beliefs, feasts

The article describes the vicissitudes of fate and creative heritage of educator B. Gatiev. His contribution to the development of church-historical literature and ethnographic Ossetian studies is shown.

The ethnographic article «Superstitions and Prejudices of Ossetians» by B. Gatiev casts light on the many issues of social and family life of Ossetians: mythological ideas, religious cults and family household ritual. The author often used folklore as sources. Gatiev introduced into scientific sphere a lot of new ethnographic and folklore Ossetian materials, which have a great scientific value. A weak side of Gatiev’s ethnographic article, like the overwhelming mass of the pre-revolutionary publications on the Caucasian ethnography, is its descriptive character.