In the footsteps of the shamans and epic singers of Southern Siberia

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Selva Talks 7 💥

In the footsteps of the shamans and epic singers of Southern Siberia

Dávid Kara Somfai has accepted our latest invitation to the 7th instalment of Selva Talks, but this time we’re travelling to Siberia with him.

✨Between 1995 and 2009, Dávid Kara Somfai travelled among the small Turkic, Mongolian and Tungusic peoples of Southern Siberia, where the tradition of shamanism is still very much alive. Shamans are members of the community chosen by the spirits to act as their intermediaries in communicating with that community. Over the course of 15 years, the researcher visited the sites of Vilmos Diószegi’s (1923-1972) fieldwork (the Altai, Tuva and Khakassia Republics, and Mongolia), as well as the neighbouring Chinese region of Hölün-Buir. During his research, he lived alongside the local communities and took part in several spirit-summoning rituals. It also emerged that epic singers, who evoke the spirits of their ancestors through their tales, undergo an initiation similar to that of shamans.

We warmly welcome anyone interested!

⏰ Date and time: 1 September 2026, 5.00 pm
Venue: Dürer Garden, Fotelbár.

Due to the capacity of the Sofa bar, tickets are limited; we can accommodate a maximum of 80 attendees.

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