From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva
This article concentrates on the characteristics of shamanic practice in Tuva, a republic within the Russian Federation. While delineating the unique features of shamanic craft, such as a lack of trance, the analysis concentrates on the significance of sound and music as indispensable elements of th...
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| author | Malgorzata Stelmaszyk |
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| description | This article concentrates on the characteristics of shamanic practice in Tuva, a republic within the Russian Federation. While delineating the unique features of shamanic craft, such as a lack of trance, the analysis concentrates on the significance of sound and music as indispensable elements of the shamanic repertoire. In short, the article argues that the organizational structure of the sound unit in Tuva employed in throat singing and based on the overtone-rich timbre system constitutes a wider framework of patterns of thought and behavior which underlies the organizational structure of shamanic rituals. In this way, the article shows how sounds are not only the integral feature of the shamans' communications and negotiations with spirits, but also an analytical lens for the broader understandings of shamanic practice and sociocosmic interactions in Tuva in general. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4170b6deb2b4091bdb7d68a0a2fff052022-12-22T00:46:54ZrusNovye Issledovaniâ TuvyNovye Issledovaniâ Tuvy2079-84822017-06-010210.25178/nit.2017.2.4705From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in TuvaMalgorzata Stelmaszyk0Эдинбургский университетThis article concentrates on the characteristics of shamanic practice in Tuva, a republic within the Russian Federation. While delineating the unique features of shamanic craft, such as a lack of trance, the analysis concentrates on the significance of sound and music as indispensable elements of the shamanic repertoire. In short, the article argues that the organizational structure of the sound unit in Tuva employed in throat singing and based on the overtone-rich timbre system constitutes a wider framework of patterns of thought and behavior which underlies the organizational structure of shamanic rituals. In this way, the article shows how sounds are not only the integral feature of the shamans' communications and negotiations with spirits, but also an analytical lens for the broader understandings of shamanic practice and sociocosmic interactions in Tuva in general.https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/713Туватувинцышамангорловое пениешаманские практики, шаманские ритуалы |
| spellingShingle | Malgorzata Stelmaszyk From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva Novye Issledovaniâ Tuvy Тува тувинцы шаман горловое пение шаманские практики, шаманские ритуалы |
| title | From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva |
| title_full | From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva |
| title_fullStr | From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva |
| title_full_unstemmed | From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva |
| title_short | From the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice: Structural organisation of shamanic rituals in Tuva |
| title_sort | from the sound of throat singing to the sounds of shamanic practice structural organisation of shamanic rituals in tuva |
| topic | Тува тувинцы шаман горловое пение шаманские практики, шаманские ритуалы |
| url | https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/713 |
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