Made from cotton, silk, leather, and feathers, the ensemble is, in fact, an early 20th century Mongolian shaman's costume called Oracle’s Attire. A set of small masks that represent jokers show ...

“And this was the shaman! I immediately saw the first images of the film, the story of a shaman peeling off his mask to reveal this young man behind the elderly spirit.” ...

Mongolian shamanism includes religious beliefs and practises of shamans who enter trances to communicate with deities and spiritual beings who then possess the shaman's body. Shamans wear costumes and ...

Pulls on wolf furs, bear claws, a mask of eagle feathers. His mother looks on, proud but a little confused: "I grew up during communism. We were taught that shamanism was a lie. But since my son ...

Ze is a timid 17-year-old shaman. He studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia, while communing with his ancestral spirit to help those in his community.

The young people of Mongolia are caught between centuries ... I immediately saw the first images of the film, the story of a shaman peeling off his mask to reveal this young man behind the elderly ...