Folk knowledge of the Chukchi

Abstract

The article examines the little-studied folk knowledge of the Chukchi. On their basis, the experience of social transformation and the potential of value orientation in traditional culture are summarized. This circumstance is largely explained by the tasks assigned to ethnological science for the study and preservation of functioning, having universal significance, spiritual values formed on the basis of human interaction with a certain habitat. The historical dynamics of anthropogenic life support systems is shown. The vectors of reproductive indicators in the sphere of folk culture are revealed. From the standpoint of the integrative-anthropological approach, the Chukchi folk knowledge shows signs of components of the ethnocultures of Northeast Asia, which is important for solving complex problems of ethnogenesis and ethnic history.