Theory and Methodology
About the phenomenon of ethnicity
pp. 3-21
Historical boundaries of the phenomenon of ethnicity (on the article by S.V. Cheshko «The man and ethnicity»)
pp. 21-31
Ethnos and Culture
At the Cross-roads: the mythologem of Fate in the folkloristic and ethnographic interpretations
pp. 32-45
Ingermanland: the problems of ethnographic research
pp. 45-56
About the book by E. Feldhaus «Water and Womanhood. Religioui-tyteanings of Rivers in Maharashtra»
pp. 56-59
Mountains, rivers and Shiva
pp. 59-73
Anthroponimic notes
pp. 74-81
«Queen of rain» and the Christian God
pp. 82-85
Conceptions of the «life essence» in the traditional Japanese believes
pp. 86-94
Ethnos, Society, State
Evolution of the common law of Adygs during the Soviet and Post-Soviet times
pp. 95-108
Returning to our publications
The discussion on the article by A.G. Kozintsev and M.E. Butovskaya «On the origins of humour»
pp. 109-110
About chidren, gods and monkeys (a reply to the opponents)
pp. 111-115
History of Science
N.N. Chebocksarov in science and life
pp. 116-127
The German ethnology at the edge of two centuries. Friedrich Ratzel
pp. 127-135
Edward Evans-Pritchard and contradictions of the ethnographic thought
pp. 136-148
A.TIi. Koni about the Caucasusе
pp. 149-156
Political leaders speak about the nationalities question
Interviews with B.B. Zhamsuyev and Yu.P. Kusnetzov
pp. 157-165
Scientific Life
III International Conference «Ecology and folklore»
pp. 166-168
A new ethnographic exibition at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
pp. 168-169
Reviews
Алтай фольклор. Горно-Алтайск, 1995
pp. 170-174
Казахи. Историко-этнографическое исследование. Алматы, 1995
pp. 174-177
Мифологические рассказы и легенды Русского Севера. СПб., 1997
pp. 177-178
А.О. Булатов. Пережитки домонотеистических верований народов Дагестана в XIX – начале XX в. Махачкала. 1990
pp. 179-181
Экология этнических культур Сибири накануне XXI века. СПб., 1995
pp. 181-183
Современные коми. Екатеринбург, 1997
pp. 184-185
Мордва: историко-культурные очерки. Саранск, 1995
pp. 185-187