Shamanism in Siberia: Sound and Turbulence in Cursing Practices in Tuva (Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series)
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Shamanism in Siberia: Sound and Turbulence in Cursing Practices in Tuva (Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series)

Shamanism in Siberia: Sound and Turbulence in Cursing Practices in Tuva (Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series)

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Mally Stelmaszyk (Author)  

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The focus of this book is on the phenomenon of cursing in shamanic practice and everyday life in Tuva, a former Soviet republic in Siberia. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork where the author interacted with a wide range of people involved in cursing practices, the book examines Tuvans' lived experience of cursing and shamanism, thereby providing deep insights into Tuvans' intimate and social worlds. It highlights especially the centrality of sound: how interactions between humans and non-humans are brought about through an array of sonic phenomena, such as musical sounds, sounds within words and non-linguistic vocalisations, and how such sonic phenomena are a key part of dramatic cursing events and wider shamanic performance and ritual, involving humans and spirits alike. Overall, the book reveals a great deal about occult practices and about social change in post-Soviet Tuva. Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 12 Halftones, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Mally Stelmaszyk is a Research Associate in Social Anthropology working on an ERC funded project "Cosmological Visionaries" at the University of Manchester.
  • Contributor: Mally Stelmaszyk
  • Imprint: Routledge
  • ISBN13: 9781032157023
  • Number of Pages: 152
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 453
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Release Date: 2023-09-25
  • Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Mally Stelmaszyk is a Research Associate in Social Anthropology working on an ERC funded project "Cosmological Visionaries" at the University of Manchester.

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