UID:
almahu_9949386780302882
Format:
1 online resource (440 pages)
ISBN:
9781003132400
,
1003132405
,
9781000319873
,
1000319873
,
9781000319774
,
1000319776
,
9781000319828
,
1000319822
Series Statement:
China Perspectives
Content:
Based on first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to Qing Dynasty times, ancient archaeological discoveries and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures. The book discusses the spiritual world of northern Shamanism and investigates the various shamanic rituals, divination, spirit idols and myths, illuminating how worship and ideas are imbedded in and interweave with the indigenous environment, culture and history of people in northern China. This mythic heritage embodies the peoples' understanding of the natural world, the creation of humankind, social life and history as well as their interaction with their surroundings. It is shown that shamanic spirituality in northern China is characterised by functionality and practicality in daily-life situations, in contrast to the received wisdom that defines shamanic praxis as a pure supernatural spirit journey. The book will be of great value for scholars of religion and anthropologists as well as ethnologists in the fields of Shamanism studies, Northeast Asian folklore and Manchu studies.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Yuguang, Fu. Shamanic and mythic cultures of ethnic peoples in northern China. Andover : Routledge Ltd. 2020 ISBN 9780367654108
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003132400
