Diószegy V. - Hoppál M. (szerk.): Shamanism in Siberia - Bibliotheca Uralica 1. (Budapest, 1978)

1828—1978 PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR OF THE 150th JUBILEE SHAMANISM IN SIBERIA Edited by V. DIÓSZEGI and M. HOPPÁL Introduction by GY. ORTUTAY This comprehensive volume presents a collection of highly interesting studies written mainly by Soviet and Hungarian scholars and carefully selected by the noted folklorist: V. Diószegi. The studies reveal the richness and vitality of the research on Siberian shamanism. They embrace questions ranging from compara­tive religion to concrete field work in folklore. Theoretical studies introduce the detailed description of the multifarious shaman­ism of different Siberian peoples, while the richly illustrated chapters on shaman­­istic practice give — through costumes and songs — a full picture of the rituals. In the last part of the book Siberian shamanism is examined within the frame­work of North-Eurasian mythology and belief systems. A scholarly adventure into Eurasian folklore, Shamanism in Siberia should be of inestimable value to folklorists, ethnographers, historians of religion, linguists, anthropologists — and to the general reader. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ BUDAPEST ISBN 963 05 1350 1

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