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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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