Traditional Spirituality among the Karakalpak of Central Asia

In the rural areas of Central Asia among the nomadic peoples (Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Karakalpak and Turkmen) and sedentary groups (Uzbek and Uigur) traditional spirituality was influenced by popular Ṣūfī tradition. In this traditional spirituality we find various spirit mediators that are called bakšı in K...

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Authors: Somfai Kara, Dávid 1969- (Author) ; Amirlan, Seidin (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Molnar & Kelemen Oriental Publ. 2020
In: Shaman
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 97-110

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