Shanar: Dedication Ritual of a Buryat Shaman in Siberia as Conducted by Bayir Rinchinov by Virlana Tkacz

Shanar: Dedication Ritual of a Buryat Shaman in Siberia as Conducted by Bayir Rinchinov

Virlana Tkacz

182 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction reflective medium-paced

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This rare firsthand account, accompanied by 175 photographs of the setting, sacred tools, and costumes, follows each step of the shanar-a Siberian shaman dedication ritual. The Buryats are indigenous people of eastern Siberia, an area which gave r...

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