Not Quite Shamans: Spirit Worlds and Political Lives in Northern Mongolia

by Morten Axel Pedersen

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The forms of contemporary society and politics are often understood to be diametrically opposed to any expression of the supernatural; what happens when those forms are themselves regarded as manifestations of spirits and other occult phenomena? In Not Quite Shamans, Morten Axel Pedersen explores how the Darhad people of Northern Mongolia's remote Shishged Valley have understood and responded to the disruptive transition to postsocialism...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801476208

ISBN13:9780801476204

Release Date:April 2011

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Spirituality

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