Role of mask in asian shamanism

G. Povalyashko, S. Abayeva
2015 European Journal of Arts  
in the article there is considered a phenomena of shamanism as a cultural universal. Analysis object is a clay mask of National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was found in Keder settlement (Kuiryktobe), located in Otrar Oasis at one of the most busy part of the Silk Road. The mask as shamanistic ritual attribute is considered as an obligatory condition for meditative function of shaman.
doi:10.20534/eja-15-3-3-8 fatcat:s5yinaqnwvh6rk4rpqmoq2hnkq