Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

SHAMANISM

Shamanism: translation

Until the arrival ofCossacksinSiberiaand theRussian Far East, shamanism reigned as the dominant faith in the region. Even whenBuddhism,Islam, andChristianitybegan to attract converts, most indigenous peoples of Asiatic Russia continued to employ shamans for purposes ofhealth careand as spiritual guides, creating unique syncretic forms of faith. The wordshamanis, in fact, of Tungusic origin and thus native to Russia’s extreme eastern periphery; it has been adopted in many European languages to describe intermediaries between humans and the spirit world. During the lateRomanovperiod, theRussian Orthodox Churchexpanded its reach among theSakha,Chukchi,Evenks, and other non-Russian peoples of thetaigaandtundrazones; however, shamanism was not eliminated. Even in European Russia, theMaricontinued to preserve folkloric traditions, venerate sacred groves, and observe pagan rites, even as they ostensibly embraced Christianity, exemplifying the so-called double faith (dvoeveriie).Under the Soviets, a vigorous anti-religioncampaign weakened the influence of shamans and forced many practices underground.
With the introduction ofperestroikain the late 1980s, cultural groups among theindigenous peoples of the northand other traditionally shamanisticethnic minoritiesblossomed. Since thedissolution of the Soviet Union, shamans have begun to accrue political, as well as cultural, influence among certain nationalities, including theAltays,Buryats,Tuvans, and Mari. In the post-Soviet period, the Russian government created the Shamans Register of Russia to provide some level of oversight over the practice of “neo-shamanism” and to prevent charlatanism.
In recent years, someethnic Russianshave gravitated toneopaganism, which employs the use of Slavic shamans, who are more likely to be “New Age” enthusiasts as opposed to hereditary inheritors of shamanistic knowledge. In 2009, the country saw its first “Top Shaman” contest where adherents to shamanism could vote for their favorite candidate.

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