Shamanism and Christianity: Native Encounters with Russian Orthodox Missions in Siberia and Alaska, 1820-1917

by Andrei A. Znamenski

The interaction of 19th-century Russian missionaries with three indigenous groups, the Chukchi and Altaians in Siberia and the Dena'ina Indians in Alaska, resulted in widely different outcomes. The Chukchi disregarded the missionary message, the Dena'ina embraced Christianity, and the Altaians responded by selectively borrowing from Orthodox religion. Znamenski--in the first work of its kind in English--argues that the relationships between indigenous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313309604
• ISBN13: 9780313309601
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"