An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war regalia out of ...

Vladimir Putin's state visit to Mongolia this month including meetings with shamans to get their blessing for the use of nuclear weapons, according to a report. In an article for German publication ...

"A richly illustrated book showcasing the costumes and ritual equipment obtained from Shamans in Mongolia and Siberia in the 1930s by two legendary Danish travellers, Henning Haslund-Christensen and ...

Leaders of major religions have stressed cooperation between religions for peace and harmony during their meeting with Pope Francis in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 3 morning. The ...

Shamanism seems to be having a moment in the Western world. According to the UK’s most recent census, the number of people in England and Wales describing their religion as “shamanism” increased more ...

The Hu, comprised of Temuulen "Temka" Naranbaatar on the tovshuur (three-stringed lute), Galbadrakh "Gala" Tsendbaatar playing the morin khuur (horse head fiddle), Nyamjantsan "Jaya" Galsanjamts ...

(RNS) — Hair flying, war banners waving, a Mongolian heavy metal band sings of shamanist spirituality and their devotion to the chief embodiment of the sky-deity Tengri. Not that anyone seems to ...