The Lost Lineage of Manchu Shamanism: The Spirit Between Worlds

Delve into a groundbreaking journey into one of humanity's most ancient and endangered spiritual traditions. This pioneering work is the first comprehensive, enlightening educational book on Manchu Shamanism, integrating historical depth, religious insight, and exploratory narrative to revive a vanishing worldview rooted in the vast forests and rivers of northeastern Asia. For millennia, the Manchu people—leaders, healers, and guardians of the spirit world—practiced a cosmology where the boundaries between the seen and unseen dissolved. Yet, under imperial assimilation, colonial forces, and revolutionary suppressions, this profound lineage teetered on the brink of oblivion, surviving only in whispered prayers and hidden altars. Drawing from extensive ethnographic research and oral histories, this masterful account illuminates the origins, cosmology, rituals, and resilient survival of Manchu Shamanism. More than a historical record, it invites readers to rediscover the Shaman's trance as a pathway to healing, the drumbeat as a cosmic conversation, and the wind as a messenger from the ancestors. Essential reading for scholars, spiritual seekers, and anyone yearning to listen to the world's unseen rhythms.
ASIN: B0G1RRSHT5
VSKU: BVV.B0G1RRSHT5.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Li, Jiaming
Binding: Hardcover
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