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

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Review "Znamenski has provided a useful analysis of the social, political, and economic circumstances which surrounded missionary-native interactions. This is a volume tailor-made for students of Orthodoxy, Late Imperial Russian history and culture, and the anthropology of northern native peoples. Andrei Znamenski should be congratulated for his accomplishment in an ambitious, balanced, and worthwhile project."-Modern Greek Studies Yearbook ..."splendid example of good ethnohistory, well grounded in anthropological literature."-Pacific Northwest Quarterly "Shamanism and Christianity is an accessible, engaging, and authoritative contribution to the historical and ethnographic literature of imperial Russia's Siberian and North American territories. It can be recommended to specialists and students of religion and nationality issues, past and present."-Slavic Review "Znamenski's strength is the rich detail of his historical profiles. He has yielded the gold of missionary and indigenous voices, bringing shamans, native and mixed blood priests, teachers, and translators to life. This book is an excellent contribution to the history and historiography of Siberia and Alaska."-American Historical Review "splendid example of good ethnohistory, well grounded in anthropological literature."-Pacific Northwest Quarterly "Shamanism and Christianity is an accessible, engaging, and authoritative contribution to the historical and ethnographic literature of imperial Russia's Siberian and North American territories. It can be recommended to specialists and students of religion and nationality issues, past and present."-Slavic Review "Znamenski's strength is the rich detail of his historical profiles. He has yielded the gold of missionary and indigenous voices, bringing shamans, native and mixed blood priests, teachers, and translators to life. This book is an excellent contribution to the history and historiography of Siberia and Alaska."-American Historical Review "Znamenski has provided a useful analysis of the social, political, and economic circumstances which surrounded missionary-native interactions. This is a volume tailor-made for students of Orthodoxy, Late Imperial Russian history and culture, and the anthropology of northern native peoples. Andrei Znamenski should be congratulated for his accomplishment in an ambitious, balanced, and worthwhile project."-Modern Greek Studies Yearbook "splendid example of good ethnohistory, well grounded in anthropological literature."-Pacific Northwest Quarterly