Upper World
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Upper World is the celestial, divine realm in Tengrism associated with the sky god Tengri and benevolent spiritual beings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper World canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological concept
ⓘ
mythological realm ⓘ |
| accessedBy | shamans ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
ecstatic trance
ⓘ
shamanic journey ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Tengri ⓘ |
| connectedBy | axis mundi ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Middle World
ⓘ
Underworld ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
celestial realm
ⓘ
divine realm ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | sky ⓘ |
| cosmicOpposite | Underworld ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
abode of Tengri
ⓘ
realm of order ⓘ source of blessings ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Central Asian nomadic cultures
ⓘ
Mongol ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolic peoples
Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| directionalAssociation | upward ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
holiness
ⓘ
light ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
benevolent spirits
ⓘ
deities ⓘ |
| inMythologyOf |
ancient Mongols
ⓘ
ancient Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | Eternal Blue Sky ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| moralSymbolism |
good
ⓘ
order ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
dwelling of sky spirits
ⓘ
source of omens and signs ⓘ |
| partOfCosmology | three-tiered universe ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | realm above the visible sky ⓘ |
| positionInCosmos | upper ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Yggdrasil
ⓘ
surface form:
World Tree
|
| religion | Tengrism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
place of righteous souls in some traditions
ⓘ
source of legitimate power for khans ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mongolic shamanism
ⓘ
Turkic shamanism ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
heavenly vault
ⓘ
sky ⓘ |
| temporalAssociation | eternity ⓘ |
| verticalStructure | highest of three worlds ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.