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...
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...