The Raven's Gift
A Scientist, a Shaman, and Their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness
Published on 8. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-312-61177-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jon Turk has kayaked around Cape Horn and paddled across the Pacific Ocean to retrace the voyages of ancient people. But, the strangest trip he ever took was the journey he made as a man of science into the realm of the spiritual. In a remote Siberian village, Turk met an elderly Koryak shaman named Moolynaut who invoked the help of a Spirit Raven to mend his fractured pelvis. When the healing was complete, he was able to walk without pain. Turk, finding no rational explanation, sought understanding by traversing the frozen tundra where Moolynaut was born, camping with bands of reindeer herders, and recording stories of their lives and spirituality. Framed by high adventure across the vast and forbidding Siberian landscape, "The Raven's Gift" creates a vision of natural and spiritual realms interwoven by one man's awakening.
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Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Publishing group
Griffin Publishing
Illustrations
one map
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
475 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-61177-4 (9780312611774)
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Person
Jon Turk is the author of environmental and earth science text books and adventure travel books including The Raven's Gift. He is a world-class adventurer whose expeditions are backed by Necky Kayaks, for whom he serves as a national spokesman. He writes frequently for many different magazines and alternates his time between Fernie, British Columbia and Darby, Montana.