The Telengits of Southern Siberia
Subtitle: landscape, religion, and knowledge in motion
By: Agnieszka Halemba.
Series: Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;; 7
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Telengit (Turkic people) -- Religion; Altai Mountains Region -- Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Altai, the Altaians, and the Telengits; title: Sacred land and the significance of places; title: Moving through a powerful landscape; title: Rites of springs; title: Chaga Bairam; title: Ontology of the spirits; title: Lamas and shamans; title: Ritual and revival.