Language of spirits: parallels between rhymed prose (sadjʻ) of pre-Islamic Arabian soothsayers and verbal behavior of shamans
The speech behavior of soothsayers (kuhhān), who lived in pre-Islamic Arabia, was characterized by the use of rhymed and rhythmic prose, the formulaic structure of utterances and their enigmatic nature. Furthermore, their speech was ecstatically performed and featured a specific language that was d...
| Published in: | Сибирские исторические исследования № 3. С. 76-96 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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