Tigers and the Internet : story, shamans, history /

"The Udege, a small Indigenous group in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai regions of Russia, have a rich oral storytelling tradition. They speak the Udege language, and their religious beliefs include animism and shamanism. Over two decades, Kira Van Deusen travelled across Russia intervie...

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Author / Creator: Van Deusen, Kira, 1946- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
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Summary:"The Udege, a small Indigenous group in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai regions of Russia, have a rich oral storytelling tradition. They speak the Udege language, and their religious beliefs include animism and shamanism. Over two decades, Kira Van Deusen travelled across Russia interviewing Udege storytellers in order to record their folktales. Tigers and the Internet recounts individual storytellers' lives and the stories that they related to Van Deusen. Combining the translated stories with detailed commentary, background information on the storytellers, and historical context to the themes they explore, Van Deusen provides a rich and moving text that allows the reader to travel with her through time and space. She respectfully shares the stories with a wider audience and preserves them in English for future generations. Readers will learn about the folktales of the Udege, but also about their contemporary lives and connections with other Indigenous groups. The Udege are not widely known outside of Russia. Tigers and the Internet provides a valuable collection of first-hand stories that shows this fascinating culture to those interested in folklore, Indigenous histories, and cultural studies."--

The Udege, a small Indigenous group in Russia's far east, have a rich oral storytelling tradition. Kira Van Deusen befriended and interviewed Udege storytellers during her travels in Russia. Tigers and the Internet shows their fascinating culture and provides a valuable collection of their stories translated into English.

Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 07, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0228013534
0228013542
9780228013532
9780228013549
Author Notes:Van Deusen Kira :

Kira Van Deusen is a storyteller and musician who has done extensive research on the oral traditions of Siberian Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Inuit. Her previous books include Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and his Siberian Cousins and The Flying Tiger: Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

Kira Van Deusen is a storyteller and musician and the author of Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins and The Flying Tiger: Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur . She lives in Vancouver, BC.