We in the colored robes are walking here. To the book with no words. My teacher, the teacher who taught us, We are praying to you. I am praying for you my spirit, The drum is a book for us, The drum is a door for us, Drum and cymbols are a book for us, We are kneeling and praying. Song of Altan, Chichige, Shaman of Inner Mongol ia Change is constant and ongoing.
Cultural borrowing occurs along trade routes.
Movements associated with Sufi dance and recognized by local scholars can be seen among performing shamans from western through northeaster Inner Mongolia. Photos Marguerite 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd.