Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia Book

This book is a comprehensive account of how Shamanism has been practiced until today. It was impressive to see how beliefs are shaped in certain ways in terms of needs of certain societies. The book is divided into different sections which include different societies practicing shamanism. The book gives much information about how rituals are performed, what shamans do and how challenging it is for them to preserve their ancient beliefs. As a person familiar with Turkic cultures, I enjoyed the section about Turks living in Siberia and the way they practice their belief. It is also amazing to see how modern religions still have traces of this ancient belief and how modern day shamans/shamanes carry on their beliefs by merging it with modern religions. I would recommend this book to those who have been wondering about what shamanism is and what cultural roots underlie them.