Singing story, healing drum : shamans and storytellers of Turkic Siberia / Kira Van Deusen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Deusen, Kira, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tuvinian (Turkic people)--Folklore.

Tuvinian (Turkic people).

Khakassians--Folklore.

Khakassians.

Tuvinian (Turkic people)--Music--History and criticism.

Khakassians--Music--History and criticism.

Tuvinian (Turkic people)--Religion.

Khakassians--Religion.

Shamanism--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Shamanism.

Storytelling--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Storytelling.

Oral tradition--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Oral tradition.

Tuva (Russia)--Social life and customs.

Tuva (Russia).

Khakasskai︠a︡ Respublika (Russia)--Social life and customs.

Khakasskai︠a︡ Respublika (Russia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Endlessly fascinating, often moving, and a must read for anyone interested in the cultures of Siberia. Adele Barker, Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies, University of Arizona The history and contemporary transformation of south Siberia is illuminated through this exploration of the shamanic revival in the Turkic Republics of Tuva and Khakassia. Based on extensive field-work and including folktales, legends, and shamanic poems that elucidate spiritual traditions as well as descriptions of local rituals, Singing Story, Healing Drum is at once travel narrative, autobiography, history, and ethnology. Kira Van Deusen weaves together traditional scholarship and a personal account of her travels through Siberia and contacts with scholars, shamans, and storytellers active in reviving traditional culture. Highlighting the importance of oral literature and music, Singing Story, Healing Drum guides the reader through the often confusing phenomena of the shamanic revival, both in Russia and abroad.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Map

History of Tuva and Khakassia

Tuvan and Khakass Shamans

Spiritual Geography and its Inhabitants

Storytellers, Tales, and their Characters

The Power of Sound: Music as a Point of Entry to the Inner World

Language and Poetry as Points of Entry to the Inner World

Contemporary Shamans in Tuva and Khakassia

Notes

References and Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. [193]-198.

ISBN:

1-282-86153-0

9786612861536

0-7735-7151-5

OCLC:

180773050