Andrey Matusovskiy

Russian State University for the Humanities Educational · Scientific Center for Social Anthropology

The rite of the yurupari is typical of representatives of the indigenous groups that are part of the sociocultural community of Vaupes. Yurupari is the seasonal ritual. In the annual cycle of the indigenous groups in which it exists, the yurupari is linked to the maturation of certain types of fruits or fruits of peach palm (Guilielma speciosa Mart...

The article examines rock paintings in a cave in Cerro Aci, a sacred place of indigenous peoples living in the Cananari river basin, a left tributary of the Apaporis (Colombia, Vaupes department). Residents of the nearby multi-ethnic community, where taiwano, cabiyari and tatuyo live together but taiwano predominate, consider the cave in Cerro Aci...

The rite of the yurupari is typical of representatives of the indigenous groups that are part of the sociocultural community of Vaupes. Yurupari is the seasonal ritual. In the annual cycle of the indigenous groups in which it exists, the yurupari is linked to the maturation of certain types of fruits or fruits of peach palm (Guilielma speciosa Mart...

The relationship between humans and animals among the indigenous groups of the Amazon and Orinocia is very different from that in an urbanized society. There are differences in the ways that humans position themselves in relation to nature and the animal world, in what emotions they manifest towards pets and how they manifest them, as well as in ho...

The collection represents materials of the symposium “Anthropology of Peoples of America: Sources and Historiography” (Moscow, November, 11–12, 2015). The collection starts with the articles on the history of establishment and development of Anthropology of Peoples of America in the leading Russian research and educational centers, including IEA RA...