The Bath in the System of Life Support of the Peoples of the Volga and Ural Regions
Historical and Ethnographic Research
Illustrations and maps
color illustrations; photos
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The authors examine the bath of Finno-Ugric and Turkic peoples who live in the Volga and Ural Regions. The presented research covers natural habitats of traditional life of the Komi, Mari, Mordvinian, Udmurt, Bashkir, Tatar, Chuvash peoples in the XIXth - XXth centuries. The authors analyze and summarize the data concerning the bath's life support functions (hygienic, ritual, etc.).