Siberian Shamanism The Shanar Ritual of the Buryats |
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| Author:
| Tkacz, Virlana |
| As told to:
| Zhambalov, Sayan
Phipps, Wanda |
| Photographer:
| Khantaev, Alexander |
| Foreword by:
| Beery, Itzhak |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62055-432-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions International, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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East of Lake Baikal in Siberia live the Buryats, an indigenous people who practice a unique blend of Tibetan Buddhism and shamanism. This book documents a complete Buryat Shanar, the ceremony in which a new shaman first contacts his ancestral spirits and receives his power. Includes dozens of full-color photographs.
East of Lake Baikal in Siberia live the Buryats, an indigenous people who practice a unique blend of Tibetan Buddhism and shamanism. This book documents a complete Buryat Shanar, the ceremony in which a new shaman first contacts his ancestral spirits and receives his power. Includes dozens of full-color photographs.