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Informationen zum Autor Rane Willerslev is professor of anthropology and director of the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo. His primary field of research is hunting and spiritual knowledge among Siberia’s indigenous peoples. He is the author of Soul Hunters: Hunting, Animism, and Personhood among the Siberian Yukaghirs.Coilín ÓhAiseadha is a freelance translator and professional storyteller with a long-standing interest in wilderness survival skills. Klappentext Rane Willerslev is professor of anthropology and director of the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo. His primary field of research is hunting and spiritual knowledge among Siberia’s indigenous peoples. He is the author of Soul Hunters: Hunting, Animism, and Personhood among the Siberian Yukaghirs.Coilín ÓhAiseadha is a freelance translator and professional storyteller with a long-standing interest in wilderness survival skills. Zusammenfassung A hair-raising tale of idealism, political corruption, shamanism, and survival in the Siberian wilderness Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsGlossary of Non-English WordsGallery of CharactersOne Last, Feeble Attempt The Fur Project1. Shalugin, Leader of the Yukaghirs2. A Post-Soviet Nightmare3. Sable Furs for SaleOn the Run in the Wilderness4. Out of Range 5. Soft Gold6. Starvation and Desperation7. In the Yukaghirs’ Camp8. A Long-Awaited FriendBack to the Village9. The Curse10. Land of Shadows11. Screwed12. The Way BackA Leap in TimeAppendixes: Surviving in SiberiaA. Using the Leghold TrapB. Yukaghir IdolsC. Netting Fish in SiberiaD. Finding Your Way in the TaigaE. How to Track and Shoot a MooseNotesList of Photographs