Download or read book Shamans and Traditions written by Mihály Hoppál and published by Akademiai Kiads. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Mihly Hoppl founder and president of the International Society of Shamanistic Research has written numerous studies examining shamanistic culture in many parts the world. His research has covered the comparative mythology of Uralic peoples, ethnosemiotics, theory of tradition, and shamanism in Eurasia. He has conducted fieldwork in Siberia among Sakha, Tuva, Buryat, Nanai, and in North East China among Manchu, Daur, and Bargu nationalities. Shamans and Traditions, his most current study, follows in the wake of his recent works Rediscovery of Shamanic Heritage (2003), Shamans and Cultures (2001), and Studies on Mythology and Uralic Shamanism (2001).