Shamanism in Siberia: Sound and Turbulence in Cursing Practices in Tuva

ISBN-13: 9781032156996 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 152 str.

Mally Stelmaszyk

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction: Encountering Tuvan curse Part I: Curses and Shamanic Practice 1. In the midst of cursing battles: Curses, proximity and sociocosmic drama 2. The artisans of curses: Characteristics of shamanic practice in Tuva 3. Cursed person(hood) Part II: Sound and Turbulence 4. My drum is thunder: cursing rituals, turbulence and the sound of drums 5. Voiced into being: the power of sound and shamanic voice in the cursing rituals 6. Beyond curses: in the midst of turbulent Kyzyl

O autorze

Mally Stelmaszyk is a Research Associate in Social Anthropology working on an ERC funded project "Cosmological Visionaries" at the University of Manchester.