Shamanism in Tuva and Okinawa: similarities and distinctions

Authors

  • Marina V. Mongush D. S. Likhachev Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Keywords:

Tuva; Okinawa; shamanism; cult ceremony; comparative study; religious beliefs

Abstract

The article studies similarities and distinctions between Tuvan and Japan’s southern Prefecture of Okinawa’s Shamanism. The basic attention is paid to a social role of the shaman in a society, outpouring of "shaman disease”, ceremonial practice, persecutions on shamans in Tuva and on Okinawa in different periods. 

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Published

02.06.2013

How to Cite

Mongush, M. V. (2013) “Shamanism in Tuva and Okinawa: similarities and distinctions”, The New Research of Tuva, 2. Available at: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/241 (Accessed: 19.05.2024).

Issue

No. 2 (2013)

Section

Tuva yesterday, today, tomorrow

Author Biography

Marina V. Mongush, D. S. Likhachev Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Doctor of historical Sciences, leading researcher

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