Dear All,

A question was posed to me recently by Caroline Humphrey that leaves  
me curious about something. Her question to me was about the visit to  
the Kangxi court of the Mergen Gege'en, supposedly the occasion for  
his composition of the liturgy for fire worship of Chinggis. I think  
most to the answer to Caroline's questions relates to Mongol  
practices, and I suggested that, among other things, she read Chris  
Atwood's 1996 in article History of Religions. However, this left me  
curious about Manchu/Tungusic/Northeast Asian traditions of fire  
worship. I only know a little bit about it and among Manchus rituals  
there is, in my impression, only a faint residual impression of the  
fire reverence. Is there a good history of fire worship or ritual in  
Northeast Asia, among non-Mongolian speakers? I found tidbits on  
Evenk and Orochen practices, just wondering if there is something  
more developed somewhere.

Thanks for any suggestions,
Pamela