Tigers and the Internet [electronic resource] : Story, Shamans, History

The traditional folktales and modern-day testimony of the Udege of Russia’s far east. 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. "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."-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 TIGERS AND THE INTERNET 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 CONTENTS 6 Acknowledgments 8 Map 11 Names 12 Figures 13 Introduction 28 1 Yevdokia Batovna Kyalundzyuga 36 2 Valentina Tunsianovna Kyalundzyuga 56 3 Nadezhda Efimovna Kimonko 78 4 Lyubov Vladimirovna Passar 102 5 Four Shamans 113 6 Oksana Olegovna Zvidennaya 138 7 Alexander Alexandrovich Kanchuga 147 Appendix 156 Glossary 164 Notes 168 Bibliography 172 Index 176 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, the author travelled across Russia interviewing Udege storytellers in order to record their folktales