Between worlds : shamanism of the peoples of Siberia : from the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography St. Petersburg / [project director, Vladimir Grusman ; senior editor, Alexei Konovalov ; translated from the Russian by Vanessa Bittner].
Title
Between worlds : shamanism of the peoples of Siberia : from the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography St. Petersburg / [project director, Vladimir Grusman ; senior editor, Alexei Konovalov ; translated from the Russian by Vanessa Bittner].
"This album is the first publication to fully present the unique collection on shamanism of the peoples of Siberia collected for the Russian Museum of Ethnography over the course of more than 100 years. Many of the images are published here for the first time. This album should be of interest to specialists in ethnography, the history of religion and the lay reader"--T.p. verso.
Translated from Russian. Russian title is: Na grani mirov. Shamanizm narodov Sibiri : Iz sobranii͡a Rossiĭskogo ėtnograficheskogo muzei͡a.
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Contents
Introduction -- Shamanism of the peoples of Siberia in the collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography -- Shamanism of the peoples of Siberia -- Shamanism and its characteristics -- A mythological picture and model of the world -- Conceptions of the soul -- The chosen of the spirits and mediators between worlds -- Male and female shamans : birth of the soul and receiving the gift -- Acquiring power : the shaman's first paraphernalia -- The test of time : from family to professional shamanism -- The shaman's chum : journey through the universe -- The shaman's power. The shaman as diviner, healer and guide through the worlds -- Seances to ensure success in hunting, herding and fishing -- White and black shamans -- Shamanism and world religions -- Shamanism today.