In a new and engaging study, Halemba explores the religion and world outlook of the Telengits of Altai. The book provides an account of the Altai, its peoples, clans and political structures, focusing particularly on on the Telengits, whilst also considering the different elements of religious belief exhibited among these native peoples. Paradoxically, as the demand for national recognition grows among such people, and with it the need for more formal state structures, built around the nation, religion too begins to become formalized, and loses its natural, all-pervasive character. With the Telengits, whose natural religion includes elements of Buddhism, this takes the form of a debate as to whether the state religion of their polity is to be Buddhism or, contrary to the character of shamanism, a formal, structured, fixed shamanism. This is a comprehensive anthropological account of the contemporary religious life of the Telengits, holding important implications for wider debates in sociology and politics.
| ISBN: | 9781138500174 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2018 |
| Author: | Agnieszka Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany Halemba |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
| Genres: |
Alternative belief systems Indigenous peoples |
In a new and engaging study, Halemba explores the religion and world outlook of the Telengits of Altai. The book provides an account of the Altai, its peoples, clans and political structures, focusing particularly on on the Telengits, whilst also considering the different elements of religious belief exhibited among these native peoples. Paradoxically, as the demand for national recognition grows among such people, and with it the need for more formal state structures, built around the nation, religion too begins to become formalized, and loses its natural, all-pervasive character. With the Telengits, whose natural religion includes elements of Buddhism, this takes the form of a debate as to whether the state religion of their polity is to be Buddhism or, contrary to the character of shamanism, a formal, structured, fixed shamanism. This is a comprehensive anthropological account of the contemporary religious life of the Telengits, holding important implications for wider debates in sociology and politics.
The Telengits of Southern Siberia features in the following genres: Alternative belief systems, Indigenous peoples
The Telengits of Southern Siberia is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Telengits of Southern Siberia was written by Agnieszka Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany Halemba and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Telengits of Southern Siberia has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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