Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia

by Julian Baldick

Book Overview

Animal and Shaman presents a comparative survey of the ancient customs and religions of Central Asia. The Pre-Christian and Pre-Muslim peoples of the region, such as the Huns, Scythians, Turks, Mongols, Manchus, Finns and Hungarians, shared a number of traditions and rituals. Characteristics observed by anthropologists today may be traced directly back to an ancient past.
In ancient times there were remarkable commonalities in the forms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814771653
• ISBN13: 9780814771655
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"