1st Edition

The Telengits of Southern Siberia Landscape, Religion and Knowledge in Motion

By Agnieszka Halemba Copyright 2006
240 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In a new and engaging study, Halemba explores the religion and world outlook of the Telengits of Altai. The book provides an account of the Altai, its peoples, clans and political structures, focusing particularly on on the Telengits, whilst also considering the different elements of religious belief exhibited among these native peoples. Paradoxically, as the demand for national recognition... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: Landscape and Movement  1. The Altai, the Altaians and the Telengits  2. Sacred Land and the Significance of Places  3. Moving Through a Powerful Landscape  4. Rites of Springs  Part 2: Ritual and Knowledge  5. Chaga Bairam  6. Ontology of the Spirits  7. Lamas and Shamans  8. Ritual and Revival.  Conclusion 

Biography

Agnieszka E. Halemba has conducted anthropological research in southern Siberia since 1993. She received her first degree from the University of Warsaw, Poland. In 2002 she received her PhD in social anthropology at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany, and a Visiting Lecturer at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw, Poland.

'...rich and engaging ethnography of a fascinating place...' - Alexander D. King, University of Aberdeen, The Journal of the Royal Antropological Institute, Volume 15, Number 1, March 2009