The role of non-human punishment in Buryat shamanism
Etnografia. Praktyki, Teorie, Doświadczenia December 16, 2024 Wojciech Połeć
In this article, I start from the premise that the understanding of punishment is determined by the overall system of thinking, by the cosmology that underpins a given social order. In analysing the understanding of punishment in shamanism, I use a broad definition encompassing not only punishment inflicted by human individuals and communities, but also punishment by non-human entities such as...