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Shamanic Songs and Myths of Tuva

Name: Shamanic Songs and Myths of Tuva
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ISBN: 9789630574013

Mongush B. Kenin-Lopsan

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Poet, novelist, and linguist Kenin-Lopsan (b. 1925) collects stories and songs of the shamanic traditions that are still practiced as part of daily life in his native Tuva, a mountainous region of Siberia on the northern border of Mongolia. Few are longer than a half page. Also included are essays on aspects of shamanism, a dictionary without pronunciation, 23 illustrations of tools and figures, a history of studies on the subject, and a bibliography. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Year:

1997

Publisher:

Akademiai Kiado

Language:

English

Pages:

145

ISBN 10:

9630574012