A House as an Organism

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Key words
building ritual, sacrifice ceremonies, ancient societies, cult of a horse
Author
Ivanov V.
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In the article the building ritual in ancient societies is considered. The author leans against works of Mirchà Eliade and its idea of the house as organism. The problem of building sacrifices rises. The cult of animals becomes a studying subject. Supervision has shown affinity of a complex of building and economic works to mythological representations which directly corresponded with the ritual scheme of the house.