Shor Shamanic Epic Folktales : Traditional Siberian Shamanic tales Paperback / softback
by Alexander and Luba Arbachakov
Paperback / softback
Description
The Shor are a small indigenous minority in southern Siberia occupying southern Kemerovo Oblast.
Their population numbers under 12,000. The Shor language belongs to the Khakass subgroup of the Uyghur-Oguz group of Turkic languages.
Only about 1,000 people speak the native Shor tongue today.
The Shor heroic tales are the largest and most long-standing genre of Shor folklore.
They were generally performed at home in the evening or at night.
They not only served as a relaxing activity for people, influencing their spiritual peace, but also served a magical role, protecting them from evil spirits.
As with the oral traditions of original cultures, these tales exemplify the Shor’s connection to `story’ as something tangible, corporeal and animate.
This very special manuscript depicts and preserves two of these epics.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:136 pages
- Publisher:Collective Ink
- Publication Date:31/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781789040067
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:136 pages
- Publisher:Collective Ink
- Publication Date:31/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781789040067