genius divination

Chapter 1342 There is heaven and earth in it
Long Bold looked at them and said, "How much do you know about Shamanism?"

"Shaman, some kind of primitive tribal wizard?" Fan Jiannan asked in amazement.He really didn't understand this. Although he might have heard of the word shamanism before, he didn't know what it was all about.

Shamanism is a kind of shamanism distributed in North Asia, including Manchu shamanism, Mongolian shamanism, Central Asian shamanism, and Siberian shamanism.Shamans were once believed to have the ability to control the weather, prophecy, interpret dreams, astrology, and travel to heaven or hell.

The so-called shamanism does not refer to a specific religion or belief, but a general term for those who have shaman experience and shaman behavior.Shamanic traditions began in prehistoric times and spread throughout the world.The places where Shamanism is most admired are the Volga River Basin, the areas inhabited by Finns, East Siberia and West Siberia.The Jurchens, the ancestors of the Manchus, also believed in Shamanism.Shamans even entered the court life of the Qing Dynasty.

Lin Zhongxiu thought for a while and said, "No way. I heard from my master that there may be great shamans only in the Northeast."

Long Bold was silent for a while and said, "Yes. In fact, the word shaman comes from the Tungusic language of Manchuria in Siberia. According to the superficial meaning of the text, it means the knower, so it is called the knower, which means that shamanism is a way to obtain knowledge. Shamanism is not about belief, it is about experience.

This religion has a more complex concept of the soul. Under the domination of animistic beliefs, it mainly worships the ancestors of clans or tribes, and also includes nature worship and totem worship.The objects of worship are extremely wide, including various gods, animals and plants, as well as inanimate natural objects and natural phenomena.

They have no written classics, no religious organizations and specific founders, no temples, and no unified and standardized religious ceremonies.The position of a wizard is often passed on from generation to generation in the tribe and clan by word of mouth.This bronze skull should be some kind of shaman inheritance. "

"Bold, have you ever had contact with them before? You seem to know a lot about shamans?" Fan Jiannan asked in surprise.

"I don't have much contact with it, mainly because our family has been Chinese medicine for generations, and the functions of shamans in the tribe are like traditional witch doctors. You know that we Chinese medicine often need to purchase medicines. And the medicines we need are sometimes very expensive. Especially, most people don’t know about it at all, so we have more or less contact with the great shaman in the northeast mountain.” Long boldly nodded.

"Are you sure this is an item of Shamanism?" Fan Jiannan asked suspiciously, "This thing seems to be made too carefully. And I heard that Shamanism is mostly spread in relatively low-level folk tribes. Moreover, Shamanism advocates the worship of nature , it seems that it has nothing to do with this bronze skull."

"This bronze skull is not a Chinese craft." Long boldly sighed, "This bronze skull is just a box. This is a Russian craft, which originated from the craft of Russian tsarist eggs that was popular at that time. A jeweler You have to find a reasonable way to open this skull."

"You mean this thing came from the era of Tsarist Russia?" Fan Jiannan asked strangely.

"Yes. I have seen a similar jewelry egg before. It is exquisitely made and has very delicate mechanisms. It takes a lot of work to open it." Long Boldly tapped the bronze skull with his hands.

"But how can you assert that this thing has something to do with Shamanism?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

"Have you seen the engraving on this skull?" Long boldly pointed to one of the symbols, "This is a pair of antlers, this is an eagle, and this is a fish. These are the symbols used by shamanism to describe the world. They They all have specific meanings, and only a professionally trained shaman can tell the truth from the false."

Lin Zhongxiu nodded and said, "He's right. Siberia was once a place where shamanism was prevalent. It's normal for this bronze skull to have an obvious Russian style. Russian jewelry craftsmanship during the Tsarist Russia was all about luxury and exquisiteness. This skull It's also possible that the head is a product of that era."

"Could it be that the person who caused Fang Min to fall into the water was a Russian? And according to you, he was a great Russian shaman?" Fan Jiannan asked in surprise.

"It's not necessarily true. This kind of thing can also be found in the Northeast. After the fall of Tsarist Russia, a large number of nobles fled to Northeast China. It is very likely that this bronze skull entered China at that time." Long boldly fiddled with the bronze one. Skull, but couldn't find where the mechanism was.

He couldn't help but put the bronze skull back on the table a little discouraged.

Fan Jiannan picked it up with some interest and said, "Let me try it." The first thing he thought of was the lower jaw of the skull, because it was the only part of the skull that could move.But he was disappointed to find that nothing changed at all, the bronze skull remained the same.Fan Jiannan touched the skull's eye sockets again, but it didn't work either.It seems that this skull is such a real thing, there is no way to open it at all.

Just when he was about to give up like Long Boldly, he placed the skull on the table conveniently, and accidentally touched a certain tooth of the bronze skull in his hand.

"Crack!" With a soft sound, the skull's sky cover was opened, revealing the contents inside.Fan Jiannan quickly took it out to have a look, it seemed to be a piece of animal skin or something.

"How did you do it?" Long boldly asked in surprise.

"This, pure luck. I don't know how to open it." Fan Jiannan said innocently, "I really don't know how to open it. I seem to have touched the teeth of this thing,"

"Did you touch the teeth of this skull? Which tooth?" Long Boldly asked in surprise.

"It shouldn't be the front teeth. I've studied that several times. I think it should be the teeth that are a little further back, the back molars." Fan Jiannan explained.

"The teeth in the back? Do you mean wisdom teeth? Shaman means the wise, the wise. Wisdom teeth! Why didn't I expect that you would untie them by mistake." Long Boldly thought for a while and suddenly realized, " What's hidden in that thing?"

"It looks like a piece of leather. But there are no traces on it. I don't know what is so important about this thing, but it has to be hidden so well. Could it be just a prank?" Feng Yuan held the piece of leather and repeated After checking it again, he said, "Anyway, I didn't find anything unusual."

"No one would be bored enough to make a joke with something like this." Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "Especially Fang Min hasn't woken up yet. If it's a joke, then the person who made the joke wants his life."

(End of this chapter)