This work is a ground breaking study of Mongolian shamanism and society, past and present. Lavishly illustrated and containing a wealth of new information, it presents a fresh understanding of the widespread phenomenon of shamanism. It looks at gender and ritual, female shamans and goddess worship, death and funeral rituals, the importance of old men and ancestors, and Daur notions of landscape within their direct experience and beyond.
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"For scholarship on inner Asia, ethnography, history, folklore, Chinese religion, minority peoples in Communist China and beyond, this book is a rich imaginative addition."--Choice
"An invaluable resource for scholars of shamanism and Inner Asian studies."--Religious Studies Review
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Caroline Humphrey is at University of Cambridge. Urgunge Onon is at Cambridge University.
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This review is from: Shamans and Elders: Experience, Knowledge, and Power among the Daur Mongols (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) (Paperback)
This is one of the best books ever written about Mongolian shamanism. This is a scholarly book so this may be a bit dry for those who are not familiar with academic writing. Nevertheless this book is packed with information about Mongolian shamanic traditions and practices. I am a shaman trained in Mongolian traditions and it was exciting to read this book and see how it reflected the things that I had learned. It was a great help when I was preparing my book Riding Windhorses; some of the quotes that Ms. Humphrey has taken from the Dagur Mongol Urgunge Onon were very memorable. If you are interested in Mongolian or Siberian shamanism this is a "must read!"
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IT was when he had become an elder, mettlesome and with every shining black hair in place but approaching the age of seventy, that Urgunge Onon suggested we explore his memories. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oboo rituals, tripartite cosmos, shamanic spirits, outer tree, shamanic performances, young shaman, mortuary sites, reflective beliefs, fox spirit, famous shaman, heated bed, white shamans, new shaman, shamanic practice, dead shaman, dragon robes, female shaman, village graveyard, other shamans, shamanic rituals, shamanic power Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Irmu Khan, Inner Asia, Morin Dawaa, Inner Mongolia, North Asia, New Year, Naun Daurs, Ome Niang-Niang, Hulun Buir, Amur River, Ome Barkan, Birarchen Tungus, Nishan Shaman, Sain Tanaa, Chinggis Khan, Gangjuur Monastery, Hailar Daur, Tree Shaman, Auli Barkan, Baglain Udagan, Sam Tanaa, Halh Mongols, Otoshi Ugin, Pingguo Yadgan, Tengger Niang-Niang New!
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IT was when he had become an elder, mettlesome and with every shining black hair in place but approaching the age of seventy, that Urgunge Onon suggested we explore his memories. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oboo rituals, tripartite cosmos, shamanic spirits, outer tree, shamanic performances, young shaman, mortuary sites, reflective beliefs, fox spirit, famous shaman, heated bed, white shamans, new shaman, shamanic practice, dead shaman, dragon robes, female shaman, village graveyard, other shamans, shamanic rituals, shamanic power Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Irmu Khan, Inner Asia, Morin Dawaa, Inner Mongolia, North Asia, New Year, Naun Daurs, Ome Niang-Niang, Hulun Buir, Amur River, Ome Barkan, Birarchen Tungus, Nishan Shaman, Sain Tanaa, Chinggis Khan, Gangjuur Monastery, Hailar Daur, Tree Shaman, Auli Barkan, Baglain Udagan, Sam Tanaa, Halh Mongols, Otoshi Ugin, Pingguo Yadgan, Tengger Niang-Niang New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Gender and Kinship: Essays Toward a Unified Analysis by Jane Collier in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Daur Folktales by Mark Bender in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Shamanism in Siberia (Bibliotheca Shamanistica) by Vilmos Dioszegi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- How Classification Works: Nelson Goodman Among the Social Sciences by Mary Douglas in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Studies On Shamanism : Ethnological Uralica Vol. 2 by Anna-Leena Siikala in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit by Nguyen Van Huy in Back Matter
- Hanyang Kut: Korean Shaman Ritual Music from Seoul by Maria K. Seo in Back Matter
- The Tenacity of Ethnicity: A Siberian Saga in Global Perspective by Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer in Back Matter
- Mystical Society: An Emerging Social Vision by Philip Wexler in Back Matter
- Shamanism in the Interdisciplinary Context by Art, R. Leete on page 212
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