Shamans and Elders: Experience, Knowledge, and Power Among the Daur Mongols (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)

Rating:
Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is one of the best books ever written about Mongolian shamanism. This is a scholarly book so this may be a bit dry for those who are not familiar with academic writing. Nevertheless this book is packed with information about Mongolian shamanic traditions and practices. I am a shaman trained in Mongolian traditions and it was exciting to read this book and see how it reflected the things that I had learned. It was a great help when I was preparing my book Riding Windhorses; some of the quotes that Ms. Humphrey has taken from the Dagur Mongol Urgunge Onon were very memorable. If you are interested in Mongolian or Siberian shamanism this is a "must read!"