Shanar: Dedication Ritual of a Buryat Shaman in Siberia - Hardcover

Phipps, Wanda; Dugarov, Dashinima; Tkacz, V.

 
9780930407575: Shanar: Dedication Ritual of a Buryat Shaman in Siberia
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0930407571 ISBN 13: 9780930407575
Publisher: ebrandedbooks.com,US, 2002

Synopsis

This rare first-hand account, accompanied by 175 photographs of the setting, sacred tools, and costumes, follows each step of the shanar-a Siberian shaman dedication ritual. The Buryats are indigenous people of eastern Siberia, an area which gave rise to the languages from which the term 'shaman' is derived. Shamanism is dependent upon intimate connections to specific places and cultures, and this account of a ceremony celebrates that relationship, while using the ritual as an entry point to explore the living culture of a people obscure to most Western readers. This accessible and authentic guide to true shaman practice reveals the personalities involved and respects the complexities of the Buryat community, thereby achieving greater depth than conventional anthropological studies.

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Publisher
ebrandedbooks.com,US
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0930407571
ISBN 13 
9780930407575
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
182