First religious leaders of the Turks: shamanhood in Central Asia

Статья //Түрік дүниесі. Альманах. — Алматы, 2013. — С. 232-237.The paper covers the close relations of shamanism with the religious and ethical ideas of the Central Asian Turkic peoples, among whom shamanhood is still alive. The author assumes that shamans were indeed the keepers of the Turkic spiritual heritage.