Peoples of the Volga-Ural Historical-Ethnographic Region: Patterns of Ethno-National Development under Soviet System
pp. 3-15
Adaptability of Ethnic Cultures and Ethno-Cultural’ Types of Personal Self-Determination (Formulating the Problem)
pp. 15-27
Defining the Concept of Popular Religion in a Traditional Civilization (the Case of China)
pp. 27-39
The Naga Concepts of Vitality (the Problem of Substance-Related Element in Animistic Beliefs)
pp. 40-49
Discussions
Discussing Yu. V. Bromley's and M. V. Kriukov's Article «Ethnography: Its Place in the System of Social Science, Main Currents, Methods»
Some Comments on Yu. V. Bromley’s and M. V. Kriukov’s Article
pp. 50-55
Soviet Ethnography Needs Perestroyka
pp. 55-62
On Ethnography’s Subject-Matter in the Light of System Analysis
pp. 62-69
Editorial Comment
pp. 69-70
Communications
Problems of Studying the Daily Life of the Working People in the Magdeburg Plain
pp. 71-81
Mezen’ Distaffs (Exploring the Origin of Mezen’ Ornament)
pp. 81-97
On Amaterasu Goddess Appearing in the Japanese Pantheon
pp. 98-109
Searchings, Facts, Hypotheses
The Colorado Indians
pp. 110-119
Our Anniversaries
List of Major Works by M. M. Gromyko, Doctor of Historical Sciences (to the 35th- Anniversary of Her Scholarly Activity)
pp. 120-122
Academic Life
An All-Union Learned Conference «Ethnography and Spreading Ethnographic Knowledge»
pp. 123-126
The 18th Conference of Australian and Oceanian Studies
pp. 127-131
A Symposium «Problems of Reconstructing the Ancient Slavic Spiritual Culture»
pp. 131-133
A Learned-Practical Conference «Historical Study of Local Lore in the Schools of the Chuvash Autonomous Republic: Experience, Problems and Prospects»
pp. 133-135
Learned Readings «Ethnography of Petersburg — Leningrad»
pp. 135-137
Local Museum Workers Trained in the State Ethnographic Museum of Soviet Peoples, 1984—1987
pp. 137-140
Expeditions in Brief
pp. 141-143
Criticism and Bibliography
Critical Articles and Reviews
The Journal «Schweizerisches Archiv fur Volkskunde* and Some Problems of Contemporary Swiss Ethnography
pp. 144-150
General Ethnography
V. P. Alexeyev. Ethnogenesis
pp. 151-158
T. V. Gamkrelidze, Vyach. Vs. Ivanov. The Indo-European Language and the Indo-Europeans. Vol. I—II
pp. 158-162
Peoples of the USSR
M. M. Gromyko. Traditional Behavioural Norms and Forms of Communication among XIX Century Russian Peasants
pp. 162-164
A. I. Musukayev. On Highlander Customs and Laws
pp. 164-165
Folk Theatre of Soviet Peoples
pp. 165-166
Peoples of Non-Soviet Europe
R. Volcănescu. Mitologie română
pp. 166-169