abstract:Shamanism has been practiced in Mongolia and its surrounding areas (including Buryatia) at least since the age of recorded history. In the earliest known stages it was intricately tied to all other aspects of social life and to the tribal organization of Mongolian society.
TraditionalMongolianShamanismbelieves thatall creaturesarespiritual, worshipsmysteriouspower beyond nature and is fullof imagination of magicalchanging.