Ket shamanism

This article surveys what is known about traditional shamanism among the Ket people living in the Yenisei River area of central Siberia. It provides an overview of practices, beliefs, paraphernalia, and linguistic aspects of Ket shamanism. The article also outlines how Ket shamanism came to the atte...

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Auteur principal: Vajda, Edward J. 1958- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Molnar & Kelemen Oriental Publ. 2010
Dans: Shaman
Année: 2010, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 131-150
Sujets non-standardisés:B Flight; Religious aspects
B Healing, Spiritual
B Shamanism
B Communism and religion
B Siberia (Russia)
B Kets
B Catégorie:Musique soul
B Russia
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:This article surveys what is known about traditional shamanism among the Ket people living in the Yenisei River area of central Siberia. It provides an overview of practices, beliefs, paraphernalia, and linguistic aspects of Ket shamanism. The article also outlines how Ket shamanism came to the attention of the outside world. It also describes the current state of shamanism among the Ket living in Turukhansk District, citing information gathered on the authors expedition to the Yenisei and Yelogui rivers in August-September 2008.
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