Mordovian Clothing as Most Important Ethnic Marker and Component of Ethnoculture. Review on the Book T. A. Shigurova «The Costume of the Mordovian People in Customs and Rituals»: A Monograph / Ed. by N. P. Makarkin. Moscow: INFRA-M, 2020. 171 p.
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The review contains an analysis of the monograph by ethnographer and cultural critic T. A. Shigurova, devoted to the analysis of the costume of the Mordovian people in their customs and rituals. The research is based on an extensive set of historical, ethnographic and folklore sources, including, to a large extent, the author's field materials, which she collected over the years in the Mordovian villages of the Republic of Mordovia and neighboring regions (Nizhny Novgorod, Penza), archival data, and museum collections. The book will be very useful and informative not only for specialists from among ethnographers, historians, cultural scientists, art historians, but also for a wider range of interested readers. I would like to note that interest in this topic is not fading, but on the contrary, it is increasing. This is partly due to the fact that the traditional Mordovian costume is an integral part not only of the history and culture of the Mordovian people, but also of the world community.

Mokshina E. N. Mordovian Clothing as Most Important Ethnic Marker and Component of Ethnoculture. Review on the Book T. A. Shigurova «The Costume of the Mordovian People in Customs and Rituals»: A Monograph / Ed. by N. P. Makarkin. Moscow: INFRA-M, 2020. 171 p. // HISTORY AND MODERN PERSPECTIVES. 2025. Vol. 7. № 1. P. 175-178. (in Russ.) EDN: EFTPXO

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ethnography, cultural studies, expedition, museum, collection, ethnos, Mordvinian, folk costume, custom, ritual, tradition, ethnoculture, decorative and applied arts, embroidery..