Eurasian Shamanism - Altaic Deities, European Shamanism, Siberian Deities, Turkic Mythology, Yakut Mythology, Shamanism in Siberia, Volva (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Altaic deities, European shamanism, Siberian deities, Turkic mythology, Yakut mythology, Shamanism in Siberia, Volva, Gobekli Tepe, Book of Dede Korkut, Zilant, Shamanistic remnants in Hungarian folklore, Seior, Tengri, Alpamysh, Huma bird, Oghuz Khan, Mankurt, Mythology of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples, Noaidi, Tale of the Nisan Shaman, Tengriism, Tepegoz, Azerbaijani folklore, Asena, Marla faith, Otuken, Bai-Ulgan, Umay, Erlik, Chuvash dragon, Yekyua, Pitsen, urale, Alp Er Tunga, Abaasy, Etiainen, Tadibya, Ajysyt, Ay Dede, Gonagas, K'daai, Num-Torum, Quikinna'qu, Yilbegan, Lake Milk, Tulpar, Ay Tanr, Yer-sub, Tomam, Koyash, Al p, Zonget, Ulugh Kun, Yer Tanr, Umai, Yuxa, Etugen, Xargi, Aspandiat, Anapel, Ukulan-tojon, Mayin, Khaltesh-Anki, eka, Pugu, Ak Ana, Ku'urkil, Nu'tenut, Toko'yoto, Abada, Oshlaq-ay, Xaya Iccita, Aysyt, Kuara, Kini'je, Chesma, Arsan Duolai, Yina'mna'ut and Yina'mtilan, Hinkon, Bugady Musun, Baj Bajania, Ai Toyon, Tung-ak, Eskeri, Todote, Altan Telgey, Esege. Excerpt: Northern Asia, particularly Siberia is regarded as the locus classicus of shamanism. It is inhabited by a variety of ethnic groups, many of whom observe shamanistic practices even in modern times. Many classical ethnographic sources of "shamanism" were recorded among Siberian peoples. These cultures are far from being alike. The same applies for their shamanistic beliefs and practice. 'shaman': saman (Nedigal, Nanay, Ulcha, Orok), sama (Manchu) - these have been compared with Sansk t s man 'chant'. The variant / aman/ (i.e., pronounced "shaman") is Evenk (whence it was borrowed into Russian): this Evenk pronunciation may have had its origin in man 'name of S man (in L y yana rauta S tra)'" 'shaman': alman, olman, wolmen (Yukagir) 'shaman': (Tatar, Shor, Oyrat), (Tuva, Tofalar) - these are related to Japanese kami '...