Singing story, healing drum
Subtitle: shamans and storytellers of Turkic Siberia
By: Kira Van Deusen.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Tuvinians -- Folklore; Khakassians -- Folklore; Tuvinians -- Music -- History and criticism; Khakassians -- Music -- History and criticism; Tuvinians -- Religion; Khakassians -- Religion; Shamanism -- Russia -- Siberia; Storytelling -- Russia -- Siberia; Touvas -- Folklore; Khakass -- Folklore; Touvas -- Musique -- Histoire et critique; Khakass -- Musique -- Histoire et critique; Touvas -- Religion; Khakass -- Religion; Chamanisme -- Russie -- Sibérie; Art de conter -- Russie -- Sibérie; Tradition orale -- Russie -- Sibérie; Tuva (Russia) -- Social life and customs; Khakasskai͡a︡ respublika (Russia) -- Social life and customs; Touva (Russie) -- Mœurs et coutumes; Khakassie (Russie) -- Mœurs et coutumes
Genres: Folklore.; Music
Description: "Based on fieldwork, Singing Story, Healing Drum includes folktales, legends, and shamanic poems that illuminate spiritual traditions and rituals practised by the people of the Turkic republics of Tuva and Khakassia in south Siberia. Kira Van Deusen's acquaintance with scholars, shamans, and storytellers who have been active in reviving traditional ways of life allows her to present views from both inside and outside the culture and help the reader find a way through the often confusing phenomena of the "shamanic revival," both in Russia and abroad."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: p. [193]-198.
Includes index.