Siberian Turkic Religion: The Tengrian Discourse
Problems of Archaeology Ethnography Anthropology of Siberia and Neighboring Territories 2024 A. P. Chemchieva
The author analyzes the basic ideas of the alternative Tengrian discourse related to general issues of Siberian Turkic religions. It is shown that since the 18th century, Shamanism had been viewed as the traditional Siberian Turkic religion; however, this established academic concept was challenged in the post-Soviet period. We demonstrate that the Tengrian discourse is rooted in two key ideas:...