Record #:

25883

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

The first real descriptions of shamans in Russian Siberia were written by seventeenth century mapmakers, who described how shamans transformed into women. According to anthropologist Silvia Tomaskova, this information implies that both men and women could have been shaman leaders.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p40-43, il, por

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research