Shamanic Journeys Through Daghestan (Paperback)

Known as the land of the mountains, Dagestan lies immediately north of the Caucasus Mountains, and stretches for approximately 250 miles along the west shore of the Caspian Sea. With its mountainous terrain making travel and communication difficult, Daghestan is still largely tribal. Despite over a century of Tsarist control followed by seventy years of repressive Soviet rule, there are still 32 distinct ethnic groups in Daghestan, each with its own language, making it unquestionably the most complex of the Caucasian republics. Shamanic practices are still prevalent in this country, where one of the ten lost tribes of Israel can be found, and in which the stories of the elders provide the people with evidence of who their ancient ancestors were and where their roots lie. In Daghestan, as in the neighbouring countries of Georgia, Chechnya, and Azerbaijan, these roots lie in shamanism. This book, one of only a handful available in English on the country, contains the texts of some of these stories as well as commentaries on them.

General

Imprint:	John Hunt Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	2010
Authors:	Michael Berman
Dimensions:	233 x 135 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-1-84694-225-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > General
LSN:	1-84694-225-X
Barcode:	9781846942259

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