Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia

Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam

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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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781563249730
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	27 Jan 1997
Edition:	Revised and expanded Edition
DEWEY:	299.43
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	260
Weight:	420g
Height:	153mm
Width:	229mm
Spine width:	29mm