Ossetian folk religion
E91501
Caucasian traditional religion
ethnic religion
folk religion
indigenous religion
polytheistic religion
Ossetian folk religion is an indigenous polytheistic belief system of the Ossetian people, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, and rituals closely tied to the Caucasus mountains and traditional Ossetian culture.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caucasian traditional religion
ⓘ
ethnic religion ⓘ folk religion ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Uatsdin
ⓘ
surface form:
Uastyrdzhi
|
| coexistsWith |
Eastern Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| experienced |
partial Christianization
ⓘ
partial Islamization ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
clan patron spirits
ⓘ
family patron spirits ⓘ heroic ancestors ⓘ |
| hasContinuity | modern Ossetian neo-pagan movements ⓘ |
| hasCoreBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
cult of sacred places ⓘ nature worship ⓘ polytheism ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Donbettyr
ⓘ
Fælværa ⓘ Kurdalægon ⓘ Safa ⓘ Uacilla ⓘ Uatsdin ⓘ
surface form:
Uastyrdzhi
Uatsdin ⓘ
surface form:
Uatsilla
Æfsati ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Uacilla festival
ⓘ
Uastyrdzhi festival ⓘ reverence of the dead days ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion |
Caucasus
ⓘ
North Ossetia ⓘ
surface form:
North Ossetia–Alania
South Ossetia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | pre-Christian era in Ossetia ⓘ |
| hasMoralCode |
respect for elders and ancestors
ⓘ
respect for oaths and hospitality ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
communal feasts ⓘ libation of beer or spirits ⓘ oath taking before sacred sites ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
ritual beer
ⓘ
ritual pies ⓘ |
| hasSacredPlaceType |
family hearth
ⓘ
holy groves ⓘ mountain sanctuaries ⓘ village shrines ⓘ |
| hasSupremeDeity | Xwytsau ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Iranian paganism
ⓘ
Sarmatian religion ⓘ Scythian religion ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Ossetians ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nart sagas ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Ossetian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Ossetian
|