Shaman's Drum
A Unique Monument of Spiritual Culture of the Altai Turk Peoples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2464751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonid P Potapov |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 24-35 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of Consciousness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-4202 • E-ISSN: 1556-3537 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ac.1999.10.4.24 |
| OpenAlex | W2071263287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This paper describes some results of a multi-decade study of the drums of Altai shamans, begun in 1922 with the active cooperation of shamans from several ethnic groups and in several regions of the Altai mountains. These studies were a part of broad scale research of Altai culture. Knowledge of the customs and language of these people, along with my sincere interest, was the principal reason the Altai shamans developed significant trust in me, and this feeling of trust by the Altai people led to my adoption as a member of the Mundus clan. The adoption was confirmed with a shaman's prayer ceremony, followed by a horse sacrifice.The 1920s were a period of renaissance of shamanism in the Altai, which undoubtedly favored my research. I was able to study and photograph drums, to ask about their construction and ornamentation, and to discuss in detail their designs. This renaissance of shamanism developed as a result of Bolshevik pressure on the Russian Orthodox church after 1917, the Church having been the primary opponent of shamanism in the Altai region. Spiritual missions and churches were closed by the government, but shamanistic cults were not interfered with. The Communists were fighting all religions, but did not regard shamanism as a religion, considering it instead as a survival of the local clan system. My work in the Altai at this time was particularly productive thanks to exactly this fortunate coincidence of circumstance
Ancient history · Archaeology · Buddhism · Ceremony · Clan · Ethnology · Prayer · Sacrifice · Shamanism · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |