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Alexander Khantaev
Books by Alexander Khantaev
Siberian Shamanism
The Shanar Ritual of the Buryats
Foreword by Itzhak Beery / Photographs by Alexander Khantaev / With Sayan Zhambalov and Wanda Phipps
An intimate account of an ancient shamanic ritual of Siberia • Illustrated with vivid, full-color photographs throughout • Details the many preparations and ritual objects as well as the struggles of the shamans to complete the ceremony successfully Near the radiant blue waters of Lake Baikal,...