Shamanism in Siberia : : sound and turbulence in cursing practices in Tuva / / Mally Stelmaszyk.
The focus of this book is on the phenomenon of cursing in shamanic practice and everyday life in Tuva, a former Soviet republic in Siberia. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork where the author interacted with a wide range of people involved in cursing practices, the book examines Tuvans⁰́₉...
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| Superior document: | Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (167 pages) |
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| Summary: | The focus of this book is on the phenomenon of cursing in shamanic practice and everyday life in Tuva, a former Soviet republic in Siberia. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork where the author interacted with a wide range of people involved in cursing practices, the book examines Tuvans⁰́₉ lived experience of cursing and shamanism, thereby providing deep insights into Tuvans⁰́₉ intimate and social worlds. It highlights especially the centrality of sound: how interactions between humans and non-humans are brought about through an array of sonic phenomena, such as musical sounds, sounds within words and non-linguistic vocalisations, and how such sonic phenomena are a key part of dramatic cursing events and wider shamanic performance and ritual, involving humans and spirits alike. Overall, the book reveals a great deal about occult practices and about social change in post-Soviet Tuva. |
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| ISBN: | 100055497X 1000554910 1003245390 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mally Stelmaszyk. |