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Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China (Paperback)
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Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China (Paperback)
Series: China Perspectives
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Based on first-hand materials gathered through decades of field
research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious,
cultural, and historical observations extending back to Qing
Dynasty times, ancient archaeological discoveries and the legacy of
Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates
shamanic rituals, myths and lore in northern China and explores the
common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures.
The book discusses the spiritual world of northern Shamanism and
investigates the various shamanic rituals, divination, spirit idols
and myths, illuminating how worship and ideas are imbedded in and
interweave with the indigenous environment, culture and history of
people in northern China. This mythic heritage embodies the
peoples' understanding of the natural world, the creation of
humankind, social life and history as well as their interaction
with their surroundings. It is shown that shamanic spirituality in
northern China is characterised by functionality and practicality
in daily-life situations, in contrast to the received wisdom that
defines shamanic praxis as a pure supernatural spirit journey. The
book will be of great value for scholars of religion and
anthropologists as well as ethnologists in the fields of Shamanism
studies, Northeast Asian folklore and Manchu studies.
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