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Healing Landscapes of Central & Southeastern Siberia
David G. Anderson (Ed.)
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Description for Healing Landscapes of Central & Southeastern Siberia
Paperback. Editor(s): Anderson, David G. Series: Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; PSTS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 470.
This volume documents healing traditions in Eastern Siberia in an area extending from Lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean. The region shows an interesting unity in healing traditions across a wide range of landscape types and culture areas: from the taiga-steppe borderlands influenced by Tibetan and Russian practices in the south, to the north where regional shamanic traditions prevail. There are broad similarities in using unrefined natural materials for healing, as well as in a concern over the 'spiritual' foundations of health, with an accent upon the land as an important dimension. Due to this diversity, this region provides a ... Read more
This volume documents healing traditions in Eastern Siberia in an area extending from Lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean. The region shows an interesting unity in healing traditions across a wide range of landscape types and culture areas: from the taiga-steppe borderlands influenced by Tibetan and Russian practices in the south, to the north where regional shamanic traditions prevail. There are broad similarities in using unrefined natural materials for healing, as well as in a concern over the 'spiritual' foundations of health, with an accent upon the land as an important dimension. Due to this diversity, this region provides a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CCI Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing Series
Condition
New
Weight
470 g
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781896445588
SKU
V9781896445588
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About David G. Anderson (Ed.)
David G. Anderson is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Tromso, Norway. His interests include circumpolar ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnohistory, and the history of science. He is the author of a monograph on Taimyr Evenkis and Dolgans, the editor of several collections from Berghahn Books, and Associate Editor of the journal Sibirica. He is currently Chair in The Anthropology ... Read more
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