Editing Libation (section)

=== Siberian shamanism ===
[[Shamanism in Siberia|Shamanism among Siberian peoples]] exhibits the great diversity characteristic of [[shamanism]] in general.<ref name=div>{{harvnb|Hoppál|2005|p=15}}.</ref> Among several peoples near the [[Altai Mountains]], the new drum of a shaman must go through a special ritual. This is regarded as "enlivening the drum": the tree and the deer who gave their wood and skin for the new drum narrate their whole lives and promise to the shaman that they will serve him. The ritual itself is a libation: beer is poured onto the skin and wood of the drum, and these materials "come to life" and speak with the voice of the shaman in the name of the tree and the deer. Among the [[Tubalar]], moreover, [[Sound mimesis in shamanhood|the shaman imitates the voice of the animal]], and its behaviour as well.<ref>{{harvnb|Eliade|2004|loc=ch. 5}}, which discusses the symbolism of the shamanic drum and costume, in the subsection about the drum.</ref>