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- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Copyright
- © Berghahn Books
- ISSN
- 1361-7362
- eISSN
- 1476-6787
- DOI
- 10.3167/sib.2014.130101
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This article concerns the space through which shamans journey (its relationship to physical space as well as to the person), and how it is represented in indigenous Nanai discourse. From the perspective of traditional Nanai shamans, spiritual and physical spaces are interconnected. Events having spiritual significance saturate physical space and thereby open up an additional spiritual di- Sibirica, Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 2014: 139 © Berghahn Journals doi:10.3167/sib.2014.130101 . (Tatiana D. Bulgakova) mension. Shamanists believe that by appearing simultaneously on different sides of the border between the spiritual and physical worlds, they are able to observe one another and, having met in the spiritual world, they can enter into lasting relations with one another, continuing them in the physical world. These and other analogous emic ideas permit the conclusion that, for practicing traditional shamans, spiritual space is objective and in relation to the person is externally situated. Keywords: Nanai traditional culture, shamanism, spiritual space . . , , -. , , , . , . 1 2 ( ) , , , . , , , , , . ,3 ( , ), , . Sibirica , , - - . , . , " , legend
Journal
Sibirica – Berghahn Books
Published: Mar 1, 2014