# Near and Desired Things: Shamanism in Late Imperial Local Siberian Museums

Franz's study looks at the small museums that appeared across Siberia in the final decades of the Russian Empire. Shamanic material held a notable place among the objects these institutions gathered and displayed, and the book asks what role it played in their collections. It also follows how these provincial museums connected with anthropology at home and abroad.

Published by Cornell University Press, the book is a scholarly work for readers interested in Siberia, in the history of museums, or in how religious practice came to be studied scientifically. Its focus lies where regional history, the history of collecting and the study of religion meet.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [Near and desired things: shamanism in late imperial local Siberian museums](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781501787966) (ISBN 9781501787966)

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