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Sacred Texts  Shamanism 
The Bear Feast [Public domain image]. From Czaplicka

Shamanism in Siberia

excerpts from Aboriginal Siberia

by M. A. CZAPLICKA

[1914]
Map of Aboriginal Siberia 47,568 bytes
Title Page

Part III. Religion

Chapter VII. Shamanism
Chapter VIII. The Shaman
A. The Shaman's Vocation
B. The Shaman's Preparatory Period
Chapter IX. Types of Shamans
Chaper X. The Accessories of the Shaman
Chapter XI. The Shaman in Action
Chapter XII. Shamanism and Sex
Chapter XIII: Gods, Spirits, Soul
Chapter XIV. Some Ceremonies