Shamanism: The Shamanic Traditions Of Siberia And Its Korean Counterpart

El siguiente texto es un extracto del libro Shamanism: The Shamanic Traditions Of Siberia And Its Korean Counterpart (ISBN: 9798899562792) Conocerlo, entenderlo, interpretarlo y ayudarlo, escrito por Marina Federova, publicado por de Vecchi /DVE ediciones.

Introduction

Across the vast, icy expanse of Siberia, stretching from theUral Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, from the tundra ofthe north to the taiga-covered south, exists a spirituallandscape as immense and layered as the land itself. For millennia,the peoples who inhabit these regions — Evenki, Yakuts, Nenets,Chukchi, Altaians, Koryaks, and many others — have preservedand transmitted a profoundly rich shamanic heritage. Thesetraditions, though diverse in form and practice, are united by anessential cosmological vision: a living, breathing universe inhabitedby spirits, ancestors, animals, and natural forces, all intimatelyconnected through the intercession of the shaman.

The shaman — healer, mediator, visionary, guardian of collectivememory — occupies a liminal space, traveling between thethree worlds: the Upper World of celestial beings, the MiddleWorld of humans and animals, and the Lower World ofancestors and spirits. By entering ecstatic trance states, oftenaided by drumming, song, and ritual costume, the shamanventures into these realms to seek guidance, restore balance,cure illness, escort the dead, or secure fertility and good fortune. Every gesture, every chant, every feather or fringe of the shaman’s attire is a coded language of connection between the visible andinvisible worlds.

This book offers a detailed exploration of these traditions, weavingtogether themes of healing, initiation, sacrifice, cosmology, andsocial cohesion. We explore shamanic healing rituals, rites ofpassage, animal sacrifices, calendrical festivals, and the everydaymagic of hunting and survival. The text is richly illustrated withphotographs and images that bring to life the visual poetry andsacred theatre of these rituals.

At the heart of Siberian shamanism lies not dogma but experience— a deep, often intimate interaction with the living world. In timesof crisis or joy, individuals and communities have turned to theshaman to interpret omens, diagnose imbalance, and restore therhythm between humanity and the forces that shape it. Even whereSoviet policies sought to suppress religious practices, these ancientforms endured in secret, resurfacing in the post-Soviet era withrenewed vigour and a sense of both heritage and healing.

Each ethnic group contributes its own music, myths, taboos, and ritualtechnologies to the shared shamanic mosaic. By preserving andpresenting these practices with respect and depth, we not only honourthe resilience of these cultures but also offer modern readers a glimpseinto a worldview where nothing is inert, and where communicationbetween all forms of life is not only possible — it is vital.Let this book serve as both a historical journey and a spiritualencounter. As we follow the paths carved by the drumbeat, thechant, and the birchwood staff, we come closer to understanding away of being in the world that is both timeless and urgently relevant.

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