1st Edition
Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China II Shamanic Divination, Myths, and Idols
By Fu Yuguang
Copyright 2021
182 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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On the basis of 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 the Qing dynasty, 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... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Northern Shamanic Divination 3. The Northern Mythic Heritage 4. The Manchu Creation Myth "War in Heaven" 5. Tribal Myths and Ancestor Worship 6. Spirit Idols 7. The Northern Shaman
Biography
Fu Yuguang, a native Manchu scholar of shamanic and Manchu studies from the Jilin Institute for Ethnology, has been committed to ethnological and anthropological research on the myths, rituals, and cultures of Altaic peoples in northern China for over fifty years and published many influential works.
