Introduction; i. siberia: geography and history; a. an inhospitable climate; b. people in the wasteland; c. the trans-siberian railway; ii. traditional daily life; a. the routine of survival; b. earth and water; c. indigenous clothing; iii: shamanism; introduction; a. the shaman; b. types of shamans; c. the accessories of the shaman; d. the shaman in action; the song of the shaman; the peoples of siberia; bibliography; list of illustrations
