Tragic Spirits: Shamanism, Memory, and Gender in Contemporary Mongolia

The Collapse Of Socialism At The End Of The Twentieth Century Brought Devastating Changes To Mongolia. Economic Shock Therapy--an Immediate Liberalization Of Trade And Privatization Of Publicly Owned Assets--quickly Led To Impoverishment, Especially In Rural Parts Of The Country, Where Tragic Spirits Takes Place. Following The Travels Of The Nomadic Buryats, Manduhai Buyandelger Tells A Story Not Only Of Economic Devastation But Also A Remarkable Buryat Response To It--the Revival Of Shamanic Practices After Decades Of Socialist Suppression. -- Publisher Website. Introduction: The Return Of The Suppressed -- Mobile Histories -- Technologies Of Forgetting, State Socialism, And Potential Memories -- Genealogies Of Misfortune -- Thriving And Silent Stories -- Ironies Of Gender Neutrality -- Persuasion And Power -- Incomplete Lives. Manduhai Buyandelger. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 283-301) And Index.