SHAMANS. CHOSEN BY HEAVEN AND SPIRITS
by Rosalia Bravina
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This book narrates about the origin and development of shamanism in the Northern region since the emergence of the Lenian petroglyphs up to the 70s of the XX century. The book presents major report on shamans ordained by Heaven and Spirits, the symbolism of ritual vestments and tambourine, the nature of shamanic ecstasy, the biographies of legendary Yakut shamans. There are first published photos of the author's field materials and objects from the funds of local history museums.
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National Publishing Company BICHIK
In Yakutia, every winter day is a quest! Putting 10 layers of clothing on, before you go outside, says a lot. Well, that is the tip of the iceberg! The most difficult thing is to wait until a bus arrives when it is -50°C outdoors. Therefore, it is never boring here. Adults and children of the planet would be interested in such warm books from the Pole of Cold with funny facts about life in Yakutia, traditions, history, amazing people and their incredible adventures in the coldest place of the World. Every year, we publish more than 300 titles of various children’s, fiction, study and guidance, reference books, as well as digital and multimedia publications. Over the past 5 years, we won more than 20 international and Russian prizes wherein 14 are for children's book.
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- Publisher BICHIK
- Orginal LanguageRussian
- ISBN/Identifier 9785769654985
- Publication Country or regionRussia
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 697 RUB
- Pages160
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleШАМАНЫ –ИЗБРАННИКИ НЕБЕС И ДУХОВ
- Original Language AuthorsРозалия Бравина
- Copyright Year2018
- Dimensions205х240 mm
- IllustrationSadovnikova E., Kardashevskaya M.
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