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The wider cultural universe of contemporary Eveny is a specific and
revealing subset of post-Soviet society. From an anthropological
perspective, the author seeks to reveal not only the Eveny cultural
universe but also the universe of the children and adolescents
within this universe. The first full-length ethnographic study
among the adolescence of Siberian indigenous peoples, it presents
the young people's narratives about their own future and shows how
they form constructs of time, space, agency and personhood through
the process of growing up and experiencing their social world. The
study brings a new perspective to the anthropology of childhood and
uncovers a quite unexpected dynamic in narrating and foreshadowing
the future while relating it to cultural patterns of prediction and
fulfillment in nomadic cosmology.
The volume examines complex intersections of environmental
conditions, geopolitical tensions and local innovative reactions
characterising 'the Arctic' in the early twenty-first century. What
happens in the region (such as permafrost thaw or methane release)
not only sweeps rapidly through local ecosystems but also has
profound global implications. Bringing together a unique
combination of authors who are local practitioners, indigenous
scholars and international researchers, the book provides nuanced
views of the social consequences of climate change and
environmental risks across human and non-human realms.
Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long
challenged 'western' understandings of man's place in the world. By
exploring the social relations between humans and non-human
entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and
plants, but also 'things' such as artifacts, trade items, or
mineral resources) from a comparative perspective, this volume
offers valuable insights into the constitutions of humanity and
personhood characteristic of the two areas. The contributors
conducted their ethnographic fieldwork among peoples undergoing
transformative processes of their lived environments, such as the
depletion of natural resources and migration to urban centers. They
describe here fundamental relational modes that are being tested in
the face of change, presenting groundbreaking research on
personhood and agency in shamanic societies and contributing to our
global understanding of social and cultural change and continuity.
Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long
challenged 'western' understandings of man's place in the world. By
exploring the social relations between humans and non-human
entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and
plants, but also 'things' such as artifacts, trade items, or
mineral resources) from a comparative perspective, this volume
offers valuable insights into the constitutions of humanity and
personhood characteristic of the two areas. The contributors
conducted their ethnographic fieldwork among peoples undergoing
transformative processes of their lived environments, such as the
depletion of natural resources and migration to urban centers. They
describe here fundamental relational modes that are being tested in
the face of change, presenting groundbreaking research on
personhood and agency in shamanic societies and contributing to our
global understanding of social and cultural change and continuity.
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