Sacred geography : shamanism among the Buddhist peoples of Russia / Eva Jane Neumann Fridman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fridman, Eva Jane Neumann.

Series:

Bibliotheca shamanistica 1218-988X ; v. 12.

Bibliotheca shamanistica, 1218-988X ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shamanism--Russia--Kalmykii͡a.

Shamanism.

Shamanism--Russia--Buriatiia.

Shamanism--Russia--Tuva.

Buddhism--Russia--Customs and practices.

Buddhism.

Russia.

Physical Description:

xiv, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó, [2004]

Summary:

This study examines the re-emergence of Shamanism among the Buddhist peoples of Russia in the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted in the republics of Kalmykia, Buryatia, and Tuva, Fridman (a psychotherapist) describes how the practice of Shamanism relies upon bonds of kinship and a deep connection with nature and locale. The volume, which is not indexed, is based upon the author's dissertation (Brown U.). Distributed in the U.S. by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Theoretical Approaches 17

Chapter II The Kalmyks: Lost Locale 25

Kalmyk History and Social Structure 26

Loss of Homeland 28

Kalmyk Religious Beliefs-Kalmyk Buddhism 32

Tibetan Buddhism and its Connection to the Mongols 36

Lamaism and Mongolian Shamanism (16th-17th Century) 38

Shamanism in Mongolia in the 17th Century 39

Buddhist Suppression of Shamanism in Mongolia in the 17th Century 41

Shamanic Practice in Kalmykia in the 19th-early 20th Century 45

Perceptions of Dislocation: Lay People 52

Regeneration of Buddhism: Lamas 63

Lama Healers 67

Shaman Healers 72

Chapter III The Buryats: Home and Hearth 89

The Eagle has Flown (from Mongolia to Buryatia) 89

Buryat History of Place and Kinship 98

Spiritual Territorial Cults, as Related to the Social Organization of the Buryats 104

Erosion of Locale: History of Conquest-Russian and Soviet Periods 112

Buddhism in Buryatia 120

Lamaism and Shamanism 132

Some Notes on Shamanism Prior to and during the Soviet Period 139

The Voice of the Buryat Shamans (with some comments from lay people) 151

Kurumkan Region 152

Barguzin Region / Ulan-Ude 159

Ulan-Ude 162

Kabansk Region 184

Abakan, Khakhasia 186

Ust-Orda. Western Buryat Shamans and Lay People in their Traditional Homeland 189

Ol'khon. Manhan, Valentin, Inkhirei and the Tailagan 200

Chapter IV The Tuvinians: The Spirits are Still Here 211

Ceremony in Nature: Rosa and Duu-Dori 211

History of Tuva 223

Tuvinian Clans and Patronymic Groups in the Period Prior to USSR Annexation 229

Buddhism in Tuva 232

Survivors 237

Tuvinian Lamas 241

Tibetan Lamas 244

Tuvinian Shamanic Complex 247

Tuvinian Shamans: Spiritual Connection to Nature 258

Locale: Vulnerable, yet Powerful 299

What this is not: Theory Revisited 300

Review of Data of each Republic: Kalmykia, Buryatia, and Tuva 305

Cross-cultural Comparisons 310

Central Problem Reviewed 316.

Notes:

Revision of the authors thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-324).

ISBN:

9630581140

OCLC:

57240994