The Customs of Siberian Koryaks. The Use of Fly Agaric (Amanita Muscaria) in Kamchatka Folk Medicine

This article refers to use of the red fly agarics (Amanita muscaria) by the siberian Koryak people living in the Kamchatka Peninsula. Linguistic and archeological evidence indicates a very early use of toadstools in Siberia. Presence of Amanita muscaria in myths and its direct link to Koryak supreme...

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Published in:Roczniki Kulturoznawcze
Main Author: Kulpa, Ewa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Polish
Published: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II 2022
Subjects:
red fly agarics
red toadstools
Amanita muscaria
Koryaks
Siberia
Kamchatka
shamanism
folk medicine
psychedelic renaissance
psychedelics
muchomory czerwone
Koriacy
Syberia
Kamczatka
szamanizm
medycyna ludowa
renesans psychodeliczny
psychodeliki
Kamchatka Peninsula
Koryak
Online Access:https://ojs.tnkul.pl/index.php/rkult/article/view/17866
https://doi.org/10.18290/rkult22133.5

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