Shamanism in Siberia : : sound and turbulence in cursing practices in Tuva / / Mally Stelmaszyk.

• Superior document: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
• VerfasserIn: Stelmaszyk, Mally,
• 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.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (167 pages)

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Encountering Tuvan curse Part I: Curses and Shamanic Practice 1. In the midst of cursing battles: Curses, proximity and sociocosmic drama 2. The artisans of curses: Characteristics of shamanic practice in Tuva 3. Cursed person(hood) Part II: Sound and Turbulence 4. My drum is thunder: cursing rituals, turbulence and the sound of drums 5. Voiced into being: the power of sound and shamanic voice in the cursing rituals 6. Beyond curses: in the midst of turbulent Kyzyl