Publishing house "Voskhod-A" in Moscow just released a new work of a Tuvan physician and writer, Anna Lamajaa - a novel "Paths of Silver Shamanesses" (M. 2011). The work is devoted to the hard life of one f members of an ancient shamanic lineage of Tuva - the family of Silver Shamanesses, and its members in 20th century. Traditional existence of Tuvan nomads is shown, and changes resulting from transition to settled way of life; Soviet realities of life in Tuva and new changes in the lives of Tuvan population associated with reforms of the 1990's . All these events obtain new meaning when seen through the veil of the mysterious, mystical worlds inhabited by the main heroine - the heiress of the shamanic lineage, and other people with extraordinary abilities.
The publication was realized with the support of Ministry of Culture of Republic Tyva. 200 specimens have been sent to Tuva for libraries of the republic with the help of the Plenipotentiary office of Republic Tyva in Moscow.
An excerpt from the novel - "The Wedding" has been published in our journal (No. 1-2 of 2009).
CONTENTS
From the author
Instead of a prologue. Dragon's Ridge - the home of nomads
Part One. Silver Shamanesses.
Born on a mountain pass
Lineage of Silver Shamanesses
At summer pastures
Father's arkan
End of summer
Autumn
The wedding
The plague
Part Two. Time of Changes.
The bee-eater bird
Second secret consecration
Death of Silver-head shamaness
Night of fear and Mountain of hope
New family
New order
A fight with wolves
Chayanma's visions
School of survival (childhood in a boarding-school)
Betrayal
A dog's devotion
Zoya Bashky
Farewell at Saigyn
Childhood friend
Road to the great world
Co-travelers
Letter from the Teacher
Consecration at Baikal
Part Three. Time of Changes
Olkhon - island of love
Eagle's flight interrupted
What power in your name of sorrow?
Ordinary days
Path to mysterious world
Man's fidelity
Road to childhood
The last journey of Silver-head shamaness
The son
Relatives
Disintegration of the country
The fall
Part Four. Mystery of Por-Bazhyn
Dream of the Phoenix bird.
Bringing light to others, I burn!
The Son's choice
Secret of Por-Bazhyn
Kailas. The last consecration.
Letter to Ayumei
Return to the source
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