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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
Introduction to Uralic Sacred TraditionsAn introduction to the sacred traditions of the Uralic peoples — from the bear cults of the Ob-Ugrians and the living paganism of the Mari to the noaidi drums of the Sami and the táltos flights of the Hungarians — spanning the taiga, the tundra, and the steppe.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.