 | Singing Story, Healing Drum: Shamans and Storytellers of Turkic Siberia Subjects: Tuvinians -- Folklore; Khakassians -- Folklore; Tuvinians -- Music -- History and criticism; Khakassians -- Music -- History and criticisum; Tuvinians -- Religion; Khakassians -- Religion; Shamanism -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia; Storytelling -- Russi; A must read for anyone interested in Siberian culture. Van Deusen Kira : Kira Van Deusen is a storyteller and musician who has done extensive research on the oral traditions of Siberian Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Inuit. Her previous books include Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and his Siberian Cousins and The Flying Tiger: Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur. She lives in Vancouver, BC.Kira Van Deusen, a storyteller/folklorist in Vancouver, B.C., is the author of The Flying Tiger: Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur and Raven and the Rock: Storytelling in Chukotka. |
