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oapen-20.500.12657-610032024-03-27T14:15:09Z Shamanism in Siberia Stelmaszyk, Mally Shamanism; Siberia thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity::QRMP Christian life and practice thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology 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 Tuvans’ lived experience of cursing and shamanism, thereby providing deep insights into Tuvans’ intimate and social worlds. It highlights especially the centrality of sound: how interactions between humans and non-humans are brought about through an array of sonic phenomena, such as musical sounds, sounds within words and non-linguistic vocalisations, and how such sonic phenomena are a key part of dramatic cursing events and wider shamanic performance and ritual, involving humans and spirits alike. Overall, the book reveals a great deal about occult practices and about social change in post-Soviet Tuva. 2023-01-30T14:54:29Z 2023-01-30T14:54:29Z 2022 book 9781032156996 9781032157023 9781003245391 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61003 eng Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003245391 10.4324/9781003245391 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 28947117-d454-48cd-9ae3-47a98dfad6a0 9781032156996 9781032157023 9781003245391 Routledge open access
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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 Tuvans’ lived experience of cursing and shamanism, thereby providing deep insights into Tuvans’ intimate and social worlds. It highlights especially the centrality of sound: how interactions between humans and non-humans are brought about through an array of sonic phenomena, such as musical sounds, sounds within words and non-linguistic vocalisations, and how such sonic phenomena are a key part of dramatic cursing events and wider shamanic performance and ritual, involving humans and spirits alike. Overall, the book reveals a great deal about occult practices and about social change in post-Soviet Tuva.
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