THE SEMANTICS OF ANDAI RITUAL HEALING DANCE OF THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLES

DOI 10.31554/2222-9175-2019-35-10-102-109

THE SEMANTICS OF ANDAI RITUAL HEALING DANCE OF THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLES

Miyagasheva S. B.

The article is devoted to the study of the Shamanistic rite of healing by performing dances and songs named Andai, which is a unique example of magical and therapeutic practices of the Mongolian peoples. It is established that Andai was a psychotherapeutic method of treatment, in which the main dance movements carried a deep sacred meaning – sending a shaman upwards, in order to return the disease to heaven.