Features of the Shamanic Tradition of Kazakhs in Turkey: Diasporic Transformation and Cultural Memory
General Section April 10, 2026 Khinayat Babakhumar
The article is devoted to the analysis of relics of the Kazakh shamanic tradition among the Kazakh diaspora in Turkey, which was formed as a result of forced migrations from East Turkestan (Xinjiang) in 1949–1956. Based on field materials from 2023, oral testimonies, ritual texts (saryny), paremiological formulas, and narratives, the study examines the transformation of the shamanic complex in...