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Issue 98
HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY
UDK: 39:395.8
ETHICS OF WEDDING INVITATIONS AMONG THE PEOPLES OF DAGHESTAN (SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET PERIODS)
GIMBATOVA Madina Bagavutdinovna,
MUSAEVA Maisarat K.
This article examines the verbal and non-verbal communication, behavioral norms, and ritual practices associated with wedding invitations among the peoples of Daghestan from the second half of the ХХ to the early ХХI century. The study reveals that within the wedding cycles of Daghestan communities, common pan-ethnic features coexisted with distinct local variations specific to individual societies and villages. Intensive urbanization since the mid-ХХ century significantly altered communicative behavior. This shift impacted interpersonal, intra-group, and inter-group dynamics, as well as the rituals of the life cycle. While weddings in rural areas largely maintained their traditional attributes, their transplantation to urban centers gave rise to a distinct wedding industry. This urban adaptation preserved the core traditional components of the ritual. The authors document an evolution in invitation practices: predominantly oral in the mid-ХХ century, they transitioned to written forms (printed cards) in the 1970s-1980s. In the post-Soviet period, digital invitations via social networks emerged alongside written ones. This development has rendered the act of invitation less ritualized and has expanded its reach far beyond the traditional confines of kinship groups, villages, or individual ethnic communities.
Pages: 83 - 87
Date: 30.11.2025