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Social Sciences - Anthropology / Ethnography | | Russian term or phrase: камлание | I have provisionally translated this as "trance," but I'm not sure that is the best transaltion. I'd definitley appreciate arguments for or against "trance" as an appropriate gloss.
I'm looking for a good, specific term to translate the idea of a vision ritual in shamanistic activity, as indicated in the following text. That is, "ritual" or "ceremony" is too general, and these terms are already used in the text.
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Ярким примером сочетания театральных и обрядовых элементов является называемая в пароде «игра баксы» («баксы ойыны»), т. е. камлание шамана. Именно здесь проявляется жреческая черта шамана, способного вступить в контакт с иным миром и знающего способы борьбы с его представителями — мнимыми духами болезни, якобы вселившимися в человека. Его камлание большей частью проводилось в юрте больного и происходило перед публикой. Фактически оно представляло собой «моноспектакль», который состоял из нескольких частей: пролог, призыв духов, борьба с злыми духами и финал. |
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| | ecstatic practice (seance) | Explanation:
As far as I know, there are no specific translation for this term. However, to the best of my knowledge, Eliade does call kamlanie seance or practice and stresses its ecstatic nature. |
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| Grading comment "Seance" really captures the idea of spiritual channeling, yet does not have the negative connotations of "sorcery," which is also a possible gloss. Now, how to translate "сеанс" in this context... Normally, I'd go for "session" or even "meeting." But "seance" in the sense of "spiritual channeling gathering" works.
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