Who 'makes' the shaman?: The politics of shamanic practices among the Buriats in Mongolia
The number of shamans among the Buriats of Dornod in Mongolia has been dramatically increasing since the mid 1980s, when the gradual dissolution of the socialist system and Soviet domination took place. By placing the shamanic practices in a context of historico-political changes, the paper question...
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Language: | English |
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White Horse Press
1999
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Inner Asia
Year: 1999, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-244 |
Further subjects: | B
Religious practice
B Mongolia B Shamanism B Mongolia Volksgruppe / Ethnische Bevölkerungsgruppe Shamanism Religiöse Praxis Cultural identity B Cultural identity B Ethnic group |