Religions
April 16, 2025
Feng Qu, Thomas Michael
In his 1993 paper published in Shaman, Shi (1993) recognized that while Chinese scholars conclude that shamanism emerged and flourished in the prehistoric period and faded in post-industrial society, they are “puzzled by its vitality today” (Shi 1993, p [...]
Journal of Sonic Studies
April 3, 2025
In the early years of the Soviet era, the music of two Russian faith traditions was forced into the shadows. Siberian shamans preserved chants and folk knowledge despite intense persecution, and Russian Orthodox monks preserved early forms of plainchant in remote monasteries away from the watchful eye of the government. Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931), herself a member of the richly-historied and...
Psychoactives
April 1, 2025
Stefano Beggiora
Since its origins, the debate on the interaction between religions and psychoactives has been strongly influenced, both positively and negatively, by prejudices, policies, fashions and trends that had little to do with scientific research. Stigma and exaltation in different historical moments have equally characterized the study of the presence and use of so-called entheogens in the different...
The Society Of Korean Oral Literature
March 31, 2025
Joonseob Yoon
Understanding the stories of different Seo-in told in Senggut in its entirety is the aim of this article. The creation myth, the god of production myth, and the flood myth—the beginning, middle, and end of Senggut—are told in Seoka Seoin, Cheonyeon Jangjaebi, and Samjeseok. The purpose of these stories is to spread Buddhism, presenting that when you no longer believe in Buddhism, a new world...
Asia-Pacific Social Science Review
March 26, 2025
Pál Koudela
Political and business leaders in South Korea are often the focus of attention these days because of their relation to shamanism. These activities are labeled superstitious and are widely condemned, though they are not new. Despite the overall condemnation, shamanistic practices among leaders, similarly to the wider population, persisted in the long run. There are two distinct parts to the...
Bulletin of Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts
March 25, 2025
T. I. Kimeeva, P. V. Abramova, N. I. Alekhina
The shaman’s tambourine, associated with the religious beliefs of the Siberian peoples, which has now received the status of a museum object and contains objects of intangible ethnocultural heritage, has now been completely lost in the environment of everyday life. The fixation of tambourines of Shor shamans by collectors of museum collections is limited to the period from 1900 to 1931. A...
Cahiers des Amériques Latines
March 5, 2025
Magali Demanget
In contemporary Mexico, the new relationships established between the Indian populations and the State encourage ethnic productions. Beyond the elaboration of ethnicity as «substance», its deconstruction opens up on a plural phenomenon which expresses itself, among others, through various emblems put forward by the actors. The Massatecs of the High lands of Sierra Madre oriental (Oaxaca) have...
The Research of the Korean Classic
February 28, 2025
HyungJung Koo
This paper analyzes the original form of a healer, focusing on the relationship between Bari and Chilsung in Hwang Seok-young’s novel Baridegi, which modernly recreates Baridegi, and suggests what a meaningful wounded healer should be like even today, when healing and healing are becoming a hot topic. In the novel Baridegi, a character named Chilsung appears, embodied in the form of a puppy, a...
Oriental Studies
February 21, 2025
Anatoliy I. Gogolev, Natalia A. Struchkova, Kapitolina M. Yakovleva et al.
Introduction. Yakut shamanism is an important aspect of traditional culture that specifically articulates certain customary beliefs. The paper analyzes various approaches to understanding shamanism, including evolutionist theory, a constructivist approach, and the concept of ‘invented tradition’. It is noted that Yakut shamanism has pronounced dualistic features reflecting the division of...
Medical Anthropology
February 17, 2025
Lewis Daly
2 citations
This article concerns vernacular practices of "self-help" among the indigenous Makushi people of Amazonian Guyana. Contrasted with "Western" self-care, the article examines mayu, a traditional system of communal work grounded in a collaborative ethic of "helping each other out." A convivial event, mayu is always accompanied by feasting, drinking, and the celebration of social relationships....
ALISHER NAVO’I AND THE 21st CENTURY
February 15, 2025
Siyamek Husseyinalizade
In this study, we will discuss the motifs related to thr shamanism and Tangerism, the ancient religions of the Turks, which are reflected in the poems of Navai, one of the greatest poets of the Turkic world. Navai not only reflected the events, beliefs, and opinions of the people and the common customs and traditions of her time in her poetry, but also the mythological legends of the Turkic...
Religions
February 7, 2025
Dongkyu Kim
This article explores how the unique cosmology of Korean shamanism, which continues to function as a living religion in contemporary Korea, has been shaped. A key characteristic of the cosmology in Korean shamanism is its combination of two cosmological beliefs. First, it adheres to the general shamanistic cosmology of protection, where suffering caused by supernatural beings can be overcome...
February 6, 2025
James Andrew Whitaker
In the first book in English to focus specifically on the Makushi in Guyana, James Andrew Whitaker examines how shamanism informs Makushi interactions with outsiders in the context of historical missionization and contemporary tourism. The Makushi are an Indigeneous people who speak a Cariban language and live in Guyana, Brazil, and Venezuela. Combining ethnohistory, ethnographic fieldwork, and...
Religions
January 24, 2025
Yang Li
When exploring interactions between Christianity and other religions in East Asia, the place given to the shamanic tradition remains ambiguous and marginal. This article analyzes the religious encounters between shamanism and Christianity in East Asia through specific and representative case studies. This article is divided into three main parts. Section 1 introduces the core terms “shamanism”...
BULLETIN of the L N GUMILYOV EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE REGIONAL STUDIES ORIENTAL STUDIES TURKOLOGY Series
2025
A. B. Toktorbayeva, A.Zh. Sharip
The article comprehensively examines ornithomorphic images in the shamanic traditions of the peoples of Siberia. Ornithomorphic symbols occupy a special place in the shamanic worldview because they have an important function in establishing contact with the spirit world, in depicting cosmogonic concepts. The article analyzes the symbolic meaning of the images of birds in the shamanic rituals of...
Historical and cultural heritage
2025
I. Trushkova
Shamanism, traditionally associated with Siberia, is not merely a form of religious expression but often represents an intermediate stage in the evolution of religious systems. The Urals, encompassing the modern Kirov and Perm regions, provides significant archaeological evidence of shamanic practices dating back to the Iron Age. The reconstruction of shamanistic beliefs and rituals, typically...
Bulletin of Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts
2025
Hongyu Zhu
Tibetan culture is profoundly influenced by religion. Over several centuries of development, the role of religious culture in Tibetan society has become increasingly prominent and significant. The evolution of Tibetan dance has also been shaped by religious culture, including the belief in nature and totems inherent in primitive religions, as well as the teachings of Bon and Tibetan Buddhism....
JOGSZOKÁSKUTATÁS EURÓPÁBAN ÉS ÁZSIÁBAN - Jogi néprajzi, jogtörténeti és jogi kultúrtörténeti tanulmányok
2025
Gendenjamts Khishigbadam
Ez a tanulmány a mongol sámánizmus jogi és szokásjogi aspektusait vizsgáljaegy híres sámán, Khalkhyn Khar Ochir Zaarin történelmi példáján keresztül. Elemzia földtulajdon, a szent hegyi rituálék, a vitás ügyek rendezése, a vagyonvédelem (különösenaz állatállomány), a sámán tudás öröklődése és a sámán temetkezési szokások szellemi és jogi dimenzióit. A tanulmány rávilágít arra, hogy a mongol...
Problems of Archaeology Ethnography Anthropology of Siberia and Neighboring Territories
2025
A. Seleznev
This article discusses the semantics of the ornamental motif of transverse grooves and notches made in vertical rows along the entire perimeter at an angle to the ground in the upper and middle parts of carved wooden posts which are set on graves among the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars. These structures above graves may be compared with vertical objects (trees, posts, etc.) which symbolized ladders for...
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences
2025
Chao Bo Yang, Oyun-Erdene Baasan, Khulan Ojgoosh
Khorchin shamanism, a traditional worship system with a rich heritage, is characterized by its multifaceted spiritual beliefs and practices.This study systematically analyzes the theoretical underpinnings, regional variations, and typological classifications within Khorchin shamanism, drawing insights from ethnography and historical studies.It explores the foundational concepts of shamanism,...