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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sheudzhen, Emilia Ayubovna
• Gubzhokov, Marat Nurbievich
• Khotko, Samir Hamidovich

Titel

Игровая культура адыгов в контексте военно-исторической антропологии

Ist Teil von

• Klio, 2020-01, Vol.160 (4)

Ort / Verlag

St. Petersburg: Poltorak

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this article on the basis of the anthropological approach an attempt to present the originality of the paramilitary cultural traditions that were shown in the daily life of Adyghe society, is made. Basically, it is the question of the culture as a "way of life", the ways of organizing and developing life activities – such as customs, rituals, holidays, competitions which form the normative system of the game culture. War stands out as a sphere in which the gaming component is visible most clearly (J. Huizinga). In the most obvious way the agonistic spirit appeared in fights before battles and duels. Sports games were nothing more than some practicing military techniques – attacking an equestrian and foot enemy, capturing prisoners, overcoming obstacles, storming fortified positions, tactical evolutions and quick changings of a strike direction. The historically established lifestyle of Circassians, their constant physical exercises contributed to the development of bodily strength and, most importantly, the confidence that the «body» could solve the most complex tasks in the military strategic sphere. The process of "body civilization" (N. Elias) among Circassians was aimed on achieving the harmonious state of "body and soul". The passion for military-applied types of competitions was shared by all the strata of society; moreover, in the game arsenal of the Adyghe traditional culture there were "scenarios" that reinforced in the society the high social status of "warrior" and "hero".