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Art of Siberia / Valentina Gorbatcheva, Marina Federova.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorbacheva, V. M. (Valentina Mikhaĭlovna), author.
- Federova, Marina, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk art--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
- Folk art.
- Shamanism--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
- Shamanism.
- Shamans--Clothing--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
- Shamans.
- Siberia (Russia)--History.
- Siberia (Russia).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- 2016.
- New York : Parkstone International, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The art of Siberia is a fascinating subject, and the artifacts discovered in the hidden archives of the Russian Museum of Ethnography in St. Petersburg are nothing less than extraordinary. Artwork, day-to-day subjects and photos dating from the turn of the century all represent the testimonies of the Siberian people who refused to yield to the hegemony of a modern world.
- Contents:
- INTRODUCTION; I. SIBERIA: GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY; A. AN INHOSPITABLE CLIMATE; B. PEOPLE IN THE WASTELAND; C. THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY; II. TRADITIONAL DAILY LIFE; A. THE ROUTINE OF SURVIVAL; B. EARTH AND WATER; C. INDIGENOUS CLOTHING; III: SHAMANISM; INTRODUCTION; A. THE SHAMAN; B. TYPES OF SHAMANS; C. THE ACCESSORIES OF THE SHAMAN; D. THE SHAMAN IN ACTION; THE SONG OF THE SHAMAN; THE PEOPLES OF SIBERIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 5, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781785259333
- 1785259334
- 9781785257353
- 1785257358
- OCLC:
- 945873923
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