Special Theme of the Issue
The Construction of Sacred
(guest editor - V.A. Shnirelman)
Sacred Sites: The Construction of Sacred Space: Introduction to Discussion
pp. 3-9
Touching upon the Sacred: Seven Rila Lakes and the White Brotherhood in Bulgaria
pp. 10-19
Arkaim and Stonehenge between the Past and the Future
pp. 19-40
A New Mythology of History: The Archetype of “Ancient Civilizations” and the Sacral Center of Okunevo Village
pp. 41-59
The Sacral Center and the Outside World: The Problems of Interaction
pp. 59-73
“Places of Power”, “Spirits of Dolmens” and “Pristine Knowledge”: Archeological Monuments and the New Age Movement “Anastasia”
pp. 73-87
Ethnographic Siberian Studies
Plural World Interpretations: The Case of the Tyvans of South Siberia
pp. 88-103
The Art of War of the Lamut in the 17th-18th Centuries
pp. 104-120
The Funeral Rite of the Verkhnii Paren’ Koryaks: An Unidentified Element of the Rite
pp. 120-129
Specificities of Fishing in Smaller Water Bodies (the Case of the Forest Nenets)
pp. 129-145
Articles and Materials
The Arkaim Site and Popularization of Archaeology in the Southern Urals (On the Issue of Interaction between Science and Mass Consciousness)
pp. 146-161
Holy Wells in the 19th Century: The Role of the “Sacred Place Keeper” in the Shaping of a Cult
pp. 162-175
Indians of Dar es Salaamа
pp. 175-185
Reviews and Surveys
Review of Istochniki po etnicheskoi istorii aborigennogo naseleniia Ameriki (Sources on the Ethnic History of the Native Population of America). Moscow, 2012
pp. 186-188
In memoriam
In Memory of Valerian Aleksandrovich Kozmin
pp. 189-191