Authored by Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam

• Introduction, Marjorie Mandelstam Baker; Part I Ethnohistory: Seeking Roots and Self-Identity; Chapter 1 The Mordva, Nikolai F. Mokshin; Chapter 2 Ethnogenesis and Ethnocultural Relationships of the Turkic Peoples of the Volga and Urals, Raul G. Kuzeev, Shamil F. Mukhamediarov; Chapter 3 Several Features of the Yakut (Sakha) Ethnoculture, Anatolii I. Gogolev; Chapter 4 The Question of the Khakas Ethnonym, Viktor Ia. Butanaev; Part II Political Anthropology: Interpreting Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and Sociocultural Norms; Chapter 5 The Former Checheno-Ingushetia, Galina U. Soldatova; Chapter 6 Ethnie Relations in Tuva, Zoia V. Anaibin; Chapter 7 The Problems of Sovereignty and Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Tatarstan, Roza N. Musina; Chapter 8 Cultural Norms in the Baikal Region, Zoia P. Morokhoeva; Part III Symbolic Anthropology: Seeking Riches of Folk Wisdom and Values in Ritual and Tradition; Chapter 9 Birth Rituals of the Nanai, Evdokiya A. Gaer; Chapter 10 Marriage Customs of the Yakuts (Sakha), Platon A. Sleptsov; Chapter 11 Traditions, Rituals, and Beliefs of the Asiatic Eskimos, Tassan S. Tein; Chapter 12 Tuvan Shamanic Folklore, Mongush B. Kenin-Lopsan; Part IV Native Ethnographers Unite: A Folklore Manifesto; Chapter 13 The Study of Northern Languages, Folklore, and Cultures, Aleksandr B. Soktoev;

Authored by Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam

• Introduction, Marjorie Mandelstam Baker; Part I Ethnohistory: Seeking Roots and Self-Identity; Chapter 1 The Mordva, Nikolai F. Mokshin; Chapter 2 Ethnogenesis and Ethnocultural Relationships of the Turkic Peoples of the Volga and Urals, Raul G. Kuzeev, Shamil F. Mukhamediarov; Chapter 3 Several Features of the Yakut (Sakha) Ethnoculture, Anatolii I. Gogolev; Chapter 4 The Question of the Khakas Ethnonym, Viktor Ia. Butanaev; Part II Political Anthropology: Interpreting Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and Sociocultural Norms; Chapter 5 The Former Checheno-Ingushetia, Galina U. Soldatova; Chapter 6 Ethnie Relations in Tuva, Zoia V. Anaibin; Chapter 7 The Problems of Sovereignty and Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Tatarstan, Roza N. Musina; Chapter 8 Cultural Norms in the Baikal Region, Zoia P. Morokhoeva; Part III Symbolic Anthropology: Seeking Riches of Folk Wisdom and Values in Ritual and Tradition; Chapter 9 Birth Rituals of the Nanai, Evdokiya A. Gaer; Chapter 10 Marriage Customs of the Yakuts (Sakha), Platon A. Sleptsov; Chapter 11 Traditions, Rituals, and Beliefs of the Asiatic Eskimos, Tassan S. Tein; Chapter 12 Tuvan Shamanic Folklore, Mongush B. Kenin-Lopsan; Part IV Native Ethnographers Unite: A Folklore Manifesto; Chapter 13 The Study of Northern Languages, Folklore, and Cultures, Aleksandr B. Soktoev;

Authored by Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam

• Introduction, Marjorie Mandelstam Baker; Part I Ethnohistory: Seeking Roots and Self-Identity; Chapter 1 The Mordva, Nikolai F. Mokshin; Chapter 2 Ethnogenesis and Ethnocultural Relationships of the Turkic Peoples of the Volga and Urals, Raul G. Kuzeev, Shamil F. Mukhamediarov; Chapter 3 Several Features of the Yakut (Sakha) Ethnoculture, Anatolii I. Gogolev; Chapter 4 The Question of the Khakas Ethnonym, Viktor Ia. Butanaev; Part II Political Anthropology: Interpreting Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and Sociocultural Norms; Chapter 5 The Former Checheno-Ingushetia, Galina U. Soldatova; Chapter 6 Ethnie Relations in Tuva, Zoia V. Anaibin; Chapter 7 The Problems of Sovereignty and Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Tatarstan, Roza N. Musina; Chapter 8 Cultural Norms in the Baikal Region, Zoia P. Morokhoeva; Part III Symbolic Anthropology: Seeking Riches of Folk Wisdom and Values in Ritual and Tradition; Chapter 9 Birth Rituals of the Nanai, Evdokiya A. Gaer; Chapter 10 Marriage Customs of the Yakuts (Sakha), Platon A. Sleptsov; Chapter 11 Traditions, Rituals, and Beliefs of the Asiatic Eskimos, Tassan S. Tein; Chapter 12 Tuvan Shamanic Folklore, Mongush B. Kenin-Lopsan; Part IV Native Ethnographers Unite: A Folklore Manifesto; Chapter 13 The Study of Northern Languages, Folklore, and Cultures, Aleksandr B. Soktoev;