| Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia Contributor(s): Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563249731 ISBN-13: 9781563249730 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: The ancient heartland of shamanism is no longer forbidden territory - to travelers or to the spirits. But the spirits never left the vastnesses of Siberia and Central Asia, as these writings reveal. Russian and native experts, and an American cultural anthropologist who has done fieldwork in the region, introduce us to shamans as the poets, therapists, healers, and even leaders of their communities. Among the special features of this collection are remarkable transcriptions of shamanic exhortations and a pathbreaking study of shamanic tales and rituals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Social Science | Anthropology - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 299.43 |
| LCCN: 96-28497 |
| Series: North Castle Books |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.04" W x 8.3" (0.89 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work introduces traditional Siberian shamans as the poets, therapists and even leaders of their communities. Among the special features of this collection are transcriptions of shamanic exhortations and a study of shamanic tales and rituals. |