Asian shamanism

thumb|Peak of Khan Tengri at sunset

Tengri (; Old Uyghur: 13px ; Middle Turkic: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Proto-Turkic: / ; Mongolian script: , ; , ; , ) is the all-encompassing God of Heaven in the traditional Turkic, Yeniseian, Mongolic, and various other nomadic religious beliefs. Some qualities associated with Tengri as the judge and source of life, and being eternal and supreme, led European and Muslim writers to identify Tengri as a deity of Turkic and Mongolic peoples. According to Mongolian belief, Tengri's will (jayayan) may break its own usual laws and intervene by sending a chosen person to earth.

Shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries

Yhyаkh (, ) is the festival that celebrates the rebirth of nature after a hard winter, the triumph of life, the beginning of a new year in the Sakha Republic. Historic celebration is observed on the 21st June, the day of the summer solstice.

Indonesian ethnic religion

Chinese folk religious practitioner

thumb | right | alt=Ongon "Anda-Bara," depicting the famous hunter-shaman, considered the patron of family well-being. Balagansky District, Irkutsk Governorate, 19th century, wood, metal, mammal skin. Exhibition "Nikolai Katanov: The Path to the East," National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. | Ongon "Anda-Bara," depicting the famous hunter-shaman, considered the patron of family well-being. Balagansky District, Irkutsk Governorate, 19th century, wood, metal, mammal skin. Exhibition "Nikolai Katanov: The Path to the East," National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. Ongon (Mongolian; pl

Kaharingan is an indigenous animistic folk religion of the Dayak people such as Katingan, Lawangan, Ma'anyan, Ngaju, Ot Danum, and Meratus peoples, native to the provinces of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Darkestrah is a Kyrgyz pagan metal band, formed in 1999 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Throughout their career the band has blended folklore music with metal elements. In its lyrics and in musical composition, the band uses national folk musical instruments, such as the komuz and kyl-kyak, and references shamanism and Tengrism. The band also takes influence from genres such as progressive rock and post-rock, generally constructing lengthy, rhythmically complex songs that often feature several discrete movements.

ethic Tai folk beliefs

Witchcraft

thumb|260px|A dukun preparing traditional medicine (Dutch East Indies|Dutch colonial period, 1910–1940)

thumb|Pomegranate (in Turkish: Nar) thematic table in Nardugan

traditional folk religion of the Kirati people

Pelesit () is a type of familiar spirit in Malay folklore. It is generally a cricket, or occasionally a grasshopper. The term literally means "buzzer" from the root word lesit meaning to buzz or whizz, as an insect does. They are also called Palasik.

indigenous religions in Siberia

thumb|A Nepali jhākri with a dhyāngro, a traditional [[frame drum and dancing in their ritual song.]] thumb|A jhākri in Kalimpong, [[West Bengal, India]] thumb|Statues of jhākri at Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park in [[Gangtok, Sikkim, India]]

The polong is a type of familiar spirit in Malay folklore. It has the appearance of a miniature woman, the size of the first joint of the finger.

The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumba) is a form of ancestral religion that is practiced mainly in the island of Sumba in Indonesia, as well as in remote areas of Flores. Both the Christians and Muslims on these islands tend to combine their faiths with Marapu. Since Marapu, like Kaharingan of the Dayaks, is not an official religion of Indonesia, and all Indonesian citizens are required to identify as a member of one of the religions sanctioned by law, members have chosen either Christianity or Islam to self identify. This religion initially developed among the Mbojo people (ancie

ghost or spirit of the local folklore of Northeast Thailand and Laos

manchu folk tale

Payna or Paynaqan is a winter feast and festival Turkic Tengrism and Altai folklore. Arranged for the goddess that called Payna. So this is a blessing, fertility and abundance ceremony.

A bomoh (Jawi: توء بوموه) is a Malay shaman and traditional medicine practitioner. The term is used mainly in Malaysia and parts of Sumatra and Borneo, whereas most Indonesians use the word dukun. It is often mistranslated into English as medicine man or witch doctor. In colloquial usage, the term bomoh is often interchangeable with another type of shaman or dukun, the pawang, but they generally serve different functions. The bomoh is primarily a healer, herbalist, geomancer, and sorcerer. The pawang on the other hand usually specialises in rituals involving weather, nature, animals, and a goo

East Javan mass hysteria