Tiger rituals and beliefs in shamanic Tungus-Manchu cultures

• Published in: Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines
• Main Author: Bulgakova, Tatiana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Centre d'Etudes Mongoles & Sibériennes / École Pratique des Hautes Études 2018
• Subjects: Russie; Toungouse; Mandchou; chamanisme; néo-chamanisme; possession; animaux; esprits; mythologie; Russia; Tungus; Manchu; shamanism; neo-shamanism; animals; spirits; mythology; phil; anthro-se; Tigre; Toungouse*
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/emscat/3486

This paper proposes a comparative analysis across space and time of tiger rituals and beliefs among the Amur Tungus-Manchu peoples. These shamanistic peoples treat tigers like humans and believe that some extraordinary tigers have the ability to behave in similar ways to people. According to these s...