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Uralic
Sacred texts and translations from the shamanic, ritual, and folk-sacred traditions of the Finno-Ugric, Samoyedic, and Permian peoples — Mansi, Udmurt, Sami, Finnish, Hungarian, and more.
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Texts
Ethnological Lectures — Matthias Alexander CastrénEthnological overview of the Samoyed peoples and five Samoyed fairy tales from the posthumous lectures of Finnish linguist M.A. Castrén (1857), translated from German into English for the first time.GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Uralic shelf.Introduction to Uralic Sacred TraditionsA source-critical introduction to the sacred traditions of the Uralic peoples — from the Ob-Ugrian bear cults and Mari paganism to Sami noaidi drums and Hungarian táltos traditions.Reader's Guide to UralicA reader guide to the Uralic shelf in the Good Works Library.Shamanism in Siberia — M.A. CzaplickaAn excerpt from Aboriginal Siberia (1914) by M.A. Czaplicka, documenting shamanic practices, beliefs, and rituals among the indigenous peoples of Siberia including the Chukchee, Koryak, Yakut, Buryat, and other tribes.