Shamans and “Dark Agencies”: War, Magical Parasitism, and Re-Enchanted Spirits in Siberia
Alleged practices of magical assault and vampirism are a recurrent feature of popular explanations of misfortune in Tuva, South Siberia. Based on a field study of healing practices in an “Association of Shamans”, this article analyses rituals of redressing curse afflictions in the context of Russian...
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MDPI AG
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/10/1150 |