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The Sacred Sound of the Steppes: A Case Study on the Significance of the Sound Produced by Golden Shamanic Headdresses Cover

The Sacred Sound of the Steppes: A Case Study on the Significance of the Sound Produced by Golden Shamanic Headdresses

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/srah.17 | Journal eISSN: 2753-3697
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 18, 2024
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Accepted on: Mar 31, 2025
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Published on: Apr 28, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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