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Topic: Altaic peoples


  
  Tatars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was first used to describe the peoples that overran parts of Asia and Europe under Mongol leadership in the 13th century.
The name of Tatars, given to the invaders, was afterwards extended so as to include different stems of the same Turkic-Mongoloid branch in Russia, and even the bulk of the inhabitants of the high plateau of Asia and its northwestern slopes, described under the general name of Tartary.
In Europe the term Tartar is generally only used in the historical context for Mongolian people who appeared in the 13th century (the Mongol invasion) and assimilated into the local population later.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tatars   (4727 words)

  
 Turkish Language and the Native Americans (by Polat Kaya) - Media Monitors Network
Thus, in the language of Altaic people, the word "yitiken" would mean "seven suns" where the concept of "sun" and a "star" was probably considered to be the same.
It is quite likely that the decimal system of numbering and its application to social organisations of peoples may have been known to the ancestors of the Altaic peoples as early as 10000 or more years ago.
Ancient Central Asiatic peoples, among them the ancestors of Turks, are known to have migrated from their homelands in steps of Central Asia and Siberia to east, west, north and south.
www.mediamonitors.net /polatkaya1.html   (4894 words)

  
 List of ethnic groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Altaic peoples - Non-homogeneous peoples of the Altai Mountains region
Baka - one of the Pygmy peoples of central Africa.
Balkars - people of the northern Caucasus, mainly inhabiting the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria
www.freedownloadsoft.com /info/peoples.html   (1095 words)

  
 Shaman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
He will go down on "a journey" for the benefit of the one who is ill; he will direct sacrifices, he will seek out new knowledge, and he will accompany the spirits of the dead on their journey to the afterlife.
The word shaman comes from the Siberian tribal language of Tungus (of the Ural-Altaic peoples of the arctic and central Asian regions), though the practice of shamanism is by no means limited to that area.
FATE is the magazine for people with minds open to the wide potential of the universe to provide surprise and wonder, who want to explore unusual ideas and experiences, and who are seeking explanations for their own encounters with mystery.
www.occultopedia.com /s/shaman.htm   (798 words)

  
 Celtic Callings - Religions
Their tribes and groups eventually ranged from the British Isles and northern Spain to as far east as Transylvania, the Black Sea coasts, and Galatia in Anatolia and were in part absorbed into the Roman Empire as Britons, Gauls, Boii, Galatians, and Celtiberians.
Gerald was one of the few people so determined that the Old Religion should not die that he took the risk of publicizing it through the media.
Of all the traditional Witches, this group appears to be the smallest in number in the U.S.; however, their teachings are beautiful and should not be missed.
www.celticcallings.com /resources/religions.htm   (3552 words)

  
 Complementary therapies - Glossary
A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the African peoples.
A system of traditional medicine which is based on the customs, beliefs and practices of the Oriental people.
Formally, shamanism is a religion of Ural-Altaic peoples of Northern Asia and Europe, characterized by the belief that the unseen world of gods, demons, ancestral spirits is responsive only to shamans.
www.gfmer.ch /TMCAM/TMCAM_glossary.htm   (2164 words)

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