Spirits from the Edge of the World: Classical Shamanism in Ulchi Society - Softcover

Van Ysslestyne, J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692104291 ISBN 13: 9780692104293

Publisher: Pathfinder Counseling, 2018

Synopsis

Spirits from the Edge of the World is a compilation of oral shamanic history gathered from 1994 to the present. The Ulchi are Manchu-Tungus speaking peoples who gave the word “shaman” to the world. These people have inhabited the regions of the Amur River since the Neolithic epoch. Their oral histories recount their earliest beginnings in the midst of the Pleistocene landscapes of southeastern Siberia.This book reveals the essential and comprehensive teachings of Classical shamanism. Wonder tales of enchanted animals, legends of the first ancestral shaman, creation stories, ways of nature, and the intimate relationship between humans and spirits are explored and discussed from in-depth conversations with the elders and last remaining shamans of the Ulchi people.

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About the Author

J. Van Ysslestyne, M.A. is a fluent speaker of the Manchu-Tungus language spoken by the Ulchi culture. She lectures on Classical shamanism through the University of Washington, Burke Museum, Antioch, and Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. Her publications have appeared in both Shaman’s Drum and Sacred Hoop magazines. She is a contributing author to the book First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim, University of Washington Press. She continues her research into the pre-technical medical practices of indigenous cultures in the territories of southeastern Siberia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pathfinder Counseling
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692104291
• ISBN 13: 9780692104293
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 498