Shaman in the Nomadic Cosmos: Ritual Expertise Between Tradition and Modernity
BORDER CROSSING January 15, 2026 Çakır Ceyhan Suvari
This article offers a comprehensive analysis of shamanism in the Central Asian context, arguing that it cannot be reduced to a static relic of the past but should instead be understood as a dynamic and multi-layered system of meaning-making. First, the cosmological and ritual foundations of shamanism—anchored in tripartite universe models and axis mundi schemata—are shown to provide both...