Totem of wolf is associated with the heaven and heavenly faiths, where the function of the image of wolf is not just in the "birth" of the clan or tribe, but also to ensure the sacred connection with the heaven. The image of wolf performs a protective functions, it is more protector than the the ancestor. The origin and development of this image in the world outlook of the nomadic peoples of Central Asia and in the first place among the Turks can be traced on the basis of the analysis of artifacts and image of wolf on the territory of Central Asia. But surely the fact that the elements of the...

According to the famous French explorer of religions Jean-Paul Roux, long before the era of the Turks, then living in the Altai, worshiped "man of Heaven"- Tengri. Chinese historians believe that the appearance of the god Tengri they apply no later than the III-V centuries BC.e There is also a version that the word Tengri formed of two words - Tang-Ra - from the Turkic syllable tan - Sunrise and the ancient religious name of sun - Ra. Thus, Tanra refers to the rising sun. But the real etymology of the word still remains largely unsolved. As they called their religion ancient Turks - is...