Religious and magic foundations of divinations in traditional culture of the Mordovians

Introduction. Divinations are common all over the world. Moreover, there are similar trends even in the traditions of ethnic groups isolated from each other, since the craving for knowledge of the future and the search for suitable tools for this is a universal feature of humanity. The article presents a study of the occult practices of the Mordovians from the point of view of their cultural foundations. The religious and magic foundations of divinations as an integral part of the traditional culture of this Finno-Ugric ethnic group are revealed.