“The khomus is my red deer on which I fly through the middle world” (Khomus in the shamanic practice of Tuva: Research issues)
Leo Tadagawa
Новые исследования Тувы June 18, 2017 DOI: 10.25178/nit.2017.2.7 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Keywords | Варган Хомусист Тувинская музыка С. вайнштейн Хоомей Тува Шаманская практика |
| Key points | Argues that khomus playing techniques are of special interest as used in shamanic practice, drawing on the works of Sevyan Vainshtein and the author's own observations. |
Abstract
The author first got acquainted with Tuvan music in 1991, at the 2nd International Congress of Jew’s Harp Music in Yakutia, Russia. Among other ethnomusical bands from Russia’s various regions and CIS states, the Tuvan band stood out with its special techniques of playing the khomus (Jew’s harp) and of throat singing which accompanied their music. One of them, Gennadii Chash, later tutored the author in throat singing during the latter’s visits to Tuva, where he also met Tuvan musicians and ethnomusicologists. The author attended a number of symposia on music in Tyva and researched the Tuvan khomus playing techniques. He also co-produced a CD with their audio recordings (2013). Of special interest for the author are the khomus playing techniques as they are used in shamanic practice. The author follows the study of the shamanic rituals as they appeared in the works of the Russian scholar Sevyan Vainshtein, in the videos made during his ethnographic field studies, and also reflects on his own observations.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |