The wild at home and the magic of contact. Stories about wild animals and spirits from Amudisy Evenki hunters and reindeer herders

• Published in: Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines
• Main Author: Simonova, Veronika V.
• Other Authors: European University at Saint Petersburg, Cultures, Environnements, Arctique, Représentations, Climat (CEARC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: CCSD 2018
• Subjects: Evenki; Russia; reindeer herding; hunting; wild; animals; narrative; human-animal interactions; Évenk; Russie; élevage du renne; chasse; animaux; sauvage; récit; relations humains-animaux; [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences; Renne; renne; Siberia
• Online Access: https://uvsq.hal.science/hal-04437785; https://doi.org/10.4000/emscat.3505

International audience This paper is about human-animal spiritual relations among Amudisy Evenki hunters and reindeer herders of Kalar district (Zabaikal region) in Siberia. Based on narratives describing the practice of bringing wild animals into human places, this anthropological study examines th...