The Reindeer People : Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia (Hardcover)

from devilish2

British anthropologist trying to understand the lives of Siberian reindeer herders - told with sympathy against the backdrop of the changing political landscape of the USSR between 1988 and 2005. Particularly intriguing is their feeling for, and relationship with, their land.

from xuebi

A remarkable insight into the life and culture of the Eveny, Vitebsky is not only a scholar but also a gifted writer, who is able to vividly bring to life the people, the land and animals he met during various trips to the Russian Far East. Not only does he write eminently on the Eveny, he also d...

from devilish2

British anthropologist trying to understand the lives of Siberian reindeer herders - told with sympathy against the backdrop of the changing political landscape of the USSR between 1988 and 2005. Particularly intriguing is their feeling for, and relationship with, their land.

from JBD1

A fascinating story of the Eveny people of Siberia; I heard an interview with the author on "To the Best of Our Knowledge" and had to go out and read the book. Vitebsky recounts several of his visits to the region and his understanding of the reindeer-herding culture and some of their spiritual p...

from Ravenari

Many people have criticised this book for not being as much of an account of 'shamanism' as they wanted it to be, but personally I appreciated the insight into Saami culture given by Piers, especially when one takes into account how much we learn of a culture simply through observation and living...