Tadibya

Tadibya ("tádyebya"; Russian: тадебя) is the mediator between the ordinary world and the upper- and underworlds of the spirits among the Nenets people. The Nenets rank their shamans after their spiritual attachment and function, as well according to their experience.

Shaman categories

The following categories of Nenets shamans are listed by Mihaly Hoppal [Hoppál, Mihály: Sámánok Eurázsiában. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2005] , who cites research conducted by L. Khomitch and Leonid A. Lar:

:"Vidutana," strong shamans::standing in contact with the upper world:"Yanyani tadebya"::shamans belonging to the earth:"Sambana" shamans::being able to receive messages from the dead people, and to perform other rituals concerning the dead

Shamanic songs

[http://www.uta.fi/~kpjani/nengcont.htm Jarkko Niemi: The types of the Nenets songs. 1997] contains a separate section [http://www.uta.fi/~kpjani/ng23.htm The shamanistic songs] and also [http://www.uta.fi/~kpjani/ng231.htm Sámbadabts] .

References

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*en [http://www.taraka.pl/shamaedu.htm "The Process of Education of the Nenets Shamans", by Leonid A. Lar]
*ru icon [http://www.zaimka.ru/religion/lar1.shtml "The Nenets Shamans", by Leonid A. Lar]