Space and time in traditional culture of Tuvans

Authors

  • Valentina Yu. Suzukey Tuvan Institute for the Humanities

Keywords:

Tuva, space, time, perception, reflection, traditional culture, Tuvan language

Abstract

Since 20th years of the last century under influence of the European technique of mass training Tuvans have started to find unusual enough for themselves skills of development world around.  Since school years, at modern Tuvans is formed the new system of orientation in time and space though in language traditional values of terms continue to be kept. In given article the author marks that, specificity of orientation Tuvans in time and space corresponds with movement of the Sun.

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Published

01.07.2009

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Tuva yesterday, today, tomorrow

Author Biography

  • Valentina Yu. Suzukey Tuvan Institute for the Humanities
    Doctor of Culturology, chief scientific worker of the sector of culture

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