Mongolian and Siberian Shamans: Costumes and Paraphernalia at the National Museum of Denmark

A newly researched account of the Shaman costumes and ritual equipment at the National Museum of Denmark

This richly illustrated book showcases the costumes and ritual equipment obtained from Shamans in Mongolia and Siberia in the 1930s by two legendary Danish travellers, Henning Haslund-Christensen and Knud Rasmussen. Although partially described by Haslund-Christensen in earlier publications, Rolf Gilberg, with expertise accumulated over more than forty years of study, analyses, describe...