The constitution and contestation of Darhad Shaman's power in contemporary Mongolia / by Judith Hangartner.
This book offers an in-depth insight into post-socialist rural shamans in Mongolia thereby making a rare but important contribution to the ethnography of both Inner Asia and Southern Siberia. It examines the social making of shamans, in particular those of the Shishget depression of the northernmost...
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| Superior document: | Inner Asia series ; . 5 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Inner Asia series ;
v. 5. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Power of the Margins
- Chapter 2: Intruding into People’s Lives
- Chapter 3: Exploring Inspirational Ontologies
- Chapter 4: Topographies of Affliction in Postsocialism
- Chapter 5: Performance of Inspirational Power
- Chapter 6: Legitimization by Illness and Ancestor Shamans
- Chapter 7: The shamans’ Economy of Reputation
- Chapter 8: Imaginations of Powerful Shamans
- Chapter 9: Beyond Power and Authenticity
- Bibliography
- Index.