The Besermyan, Biserman, Besermans or Besermens (Russian: бесермяне, besermyane singular: besermyanin, Udmurt: бесерманъёс, Tatar: бисермәннәр, romanized: bisermännär) are a numerically small Finnic people in Russia.
The Besermyan live in the districts of Yukamenskoye, Glazov, Balezino, and Yar in the northwest of Udmurtia. There are ten villages of pure Besermyan ethnicity in Russia, and 41 villages with a partial Besermyan population.
History
The Besermyan are of Turkic origin,[3][4] and are likely the result of a group of Volga Tatars who were assimilated by the Udmurts.[5][6][7] In the 13th century during his travel to Mongolia, papal envoy Plano Carpini claimed that the Besermyan were subjects of the Mongols. Russian chronicles sometimes made mention of the Besermyan but it's unclear whether the term was meant to denote the modern group as it was a common derivation of the term "musulman" (Muslim).[3] It is likely that the term had broader usage before it became an ethnonym.[3]
Culture
The language of the Besermyan is a dialect of the Udmurt language with Tatar influences.[5] Although they speak a dialect of Udmurt, the Besermyan consider themselves a distinct people.[8]
Some Besermyan traditions differ from other Udmurtian customs due to the Islamic influence during the Volga Bulgaria and Khanate of Kazan periods.
According to scholar Shirin Akiner, most Besermyan practice Sunni Islam.[3] Some Besermyan practice Christianity.[8]
References
^Официальный сайт Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года. Информационные материалы об окончательных итогах Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года [Official site of the National Population Census 2010. Informational materials about the final outcome Russian Census 2010] (in Russian). RU: GKS.
^demoskop.ru: Alphabetical list of peoples of the Russian Empire 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ abcdAkiner, Shirin (1986). Islamic Peoples Of The Soviet Union. Routledge. p. 103. ISBN978-1-136-14266-6.
^ abOlson, James Stuart; Pappas, Lee Brigance; Pappas, Nicholas Charles (1994). An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 104–105. ISBN978-0-313-27497-8.
^Wixman, Ronald (2017-07-28). Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN978-1-315-47540-0.
^Dalby, Andrew (2015). Dictionary of Languages: The definitive reference to more than 400 languages. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 324. ISBN978-1-4081-0214-5.
^ abBremmer, Ian; Taras, Ray (1996). New States, New Politics: Building the Post-Soviet Nations. Cambridge University Press. p. 180. ISBN978-0-521-57101-2.
besermyan, biserman, besermans, besermens, russian, бесермяне, besermyane, singular, besermyanin, udmurt, бесерманъёс, tatar, бисермәннәр, romanized, bisermännär, numerically, small, finnic, people, russia, regions, with, significant, populationsudmurtia, russ. The Besermyan Biserman Besermans or Besermens Russian besermyane besermyane singular besermyanin Udmurt besermanyos Tatar bisermәnnәr romanized bisermannar are a numerically small Finnic people in Russia BesermyanRegions with significant populationsUdmurtia Russia Russia2 201 2010 1 Languagesdialect of the Udmurt languageReligionSunni Islam and Russian OrthodoxyRelated ethnic groupsUdmurt people KomiThe Russian Empire Census of 1897 listed 10 800 Besermans There were 10 000 Besermans in 1926 but the Russian Census of 2002 found only 3 122 of them 2 The Besermyan live in the districts of Yukamenskoye Glazov Balezino and Yar in the northwest of Udmurtia There are ten villages of pure Besermyan ethnicity in Russia and 41 villages with a partial Besermyan population History EditThe Besermyan are of Turkic origin 3 4 and are likely the result of a group of Volga Tatars who were assimilated by the Udmurts 5 6 7 In the 13th century during his travel to Mongolia papal envoy Plano Carpini claimed that the Besermyan were subjects of the Mongols Russian chronicles sometimes made mention of the Besermyan but it s unclear whether the term was meant to denote the modern group as it was a common derivation of the term musulman Muslim 3 It is likely that the term had broader usage before it became an ethnonym 3 Culture EditThe language of the Besermyan is a dialect of the Udmurt language with Tatar influences 5 Although they speak a dialect of Udmurt the Besermyan consider themselves a distinct people 8 Some Besermyan traditions differ from other Udmurtian customs due to the Islamic influence during the Volga Bulgaria and Khanate of Kazan periods According to scholar Shirin Akiner most Besermyan practice Sunni Islam 3 Some Besermyan practice Christianity 8 References Edit Oficialnyj sajt Vserossijskoj perepisi naseleniya 2010 goda Informacionnye materialy ob okonchatelnyh itogah Vserossijskoj perepisi naseleniya 2010 goda Official site of the National Population Census 2010 Informational materials about the final outcome Russian Census 2010 in Russian RU GKS demoskop ru Alphabetical list of peoples of the Russian Empire Archived 2012 02 05 at the Wayback Machine a b c d Akiner Shirin 1986 Islamic Peoples Of The Soviet Union Routledge p 103 ISBN 978 1 136 14266 6 Sinor Denis 1988 Handbuch Der Orientalistik BRILL p 765 ISBN 978 90 04 07741 6 a b Olson James Stuart Pappas Lee Brigance Pappas Nicholas Charles 1994 An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires Greenwood Publishing Group pp 104 105 ISBN 978 0 313 27497 8 Wixman Ronald 2017 07 28 Peoples of the USSR An Ethnographic Handbook Routledge p 27 ISBN 978 1 315 47540 0 Dalby Andrew 2015 Dictionary of Languages The definitive reference to more than 400 languages Bloomsbury Publishing p 324 ISBN 978 1 4081 0214 5 a b Bremmer Ian Taras Ray 1996 New States New Politics Building the Post Soviet Nations Cambridge University Press p 180 ISBN 978 0 521 57101 2 kominarod ru Besermyane in Russian Biserman Tatar Encyclopaedia in Tatar Kazan The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Besermyan amp oldid 1126950787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
