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Asian shamanism

  • Shamanism in SiberiaThe word shaman appears in Siberian languages as saman among the Nedegal, Nanay, and Ulcha peoples. A variant pronounced shaman comes from Evenk before…
  • TengrismThe word Tengri first appeared in Chinese chronicles during the 4th century BC as the sky god of the Xiongnu. Ancient Turkic and Mongolic languages used…