This page links together resources at sacred-texts pertaining to traditional people of Asia, including Siberia and Southeast Asia.

Asia is also the origin of many of the most important and ancient world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.

Siberia

A Journey in Southern Siberia
by Jeremiah Curtin [1909]
The mythology and folklore of the Buriat Mongols of Siberia.

Eskimo of Siberia
by Waldemar Bogoras [1913]

Chukchee Mythology
By Waldemar Bogoras [1910]
The Chukchee occupy the extreme north-eastern tip of Asia, adjacent to the Arctic Ocean and the Behring Strait.

Koryak Texts
by Waldemar Bogoras [1917]
This is a book of mythological texts from the Koryak people of Kamchatka.

Tales of Yukaghir, Lamut, and Russianized Natives of Eastern Siberia
by Waldemar Bogoras [1918]
This is a collection of folklore from Eastern Siberia.

Shamanism in Siberia from Aboriginal Siberia, by M. A. Czaplicka [1914]
This is a comprehensive review of the ethographic literature concerning Shamanism in Sibera.

Central Asia

The Man in the Panther's Skin
by Shota Rustaveli, tr. by Marjory Scott Wardrop [1912]
The Georgian National Epic.

Armenian Legends and Poems
by Zabelle C. Boyajian [1916]
A sampler of Armenian literature, legends and history.

The Middle East

Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales
by Ignácz Kúnos, Illustrations by Willy Pogany [1913]
A rich sampler of Turkish oral story-telling tradition, lavishly illustrated.

Folk-lore of the Holy Land; Moslem, Christian and Jewish
by J. E. Hanauer [1907]
Moslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine.

Devil Worship: The Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz
by Isya Joseph [1919]
The Yezidis are a persecuted Iraqi group with unique beliefs.

An Inquiry into the Religious Tenets of the Yezeedees
by George Percy Badger [1852]
A short account of the Yezidis by a Christian Missionary.

The Origins of the Druze People and Religion
by Philip K. Hitti [1928]
The mysterious religion of the Druze of Lebanon.

The Philippines

Philippine Folk Tales
by Mabel Cook Cole [1916]
A ethnographic collection of regional Philippine folklore, mostly indigenous.

Philippine Folklore Stories
by John Maurice Miller [1904]
A retelling of some indigenous Philippine folk tales for children.

Southeast Asia

The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact by US Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel,
Chaplains Division [1967]
A US military guidebook on the diverse religions of Vietnam.

Myths and Legends of the Andamans by A.R. Radcliffe-Brown [1922]
An excerpt from his classic ethnography, The Andaman Islanders.

Shaman, Saiva and Sufi
by R.O. Winstedt. [1925]
This is an ethographic account of spiritual practices in Malaysia at the start of the 20th century, which included Shamanism, Animism, Hindu and Islamic influences.

Tibet

Japan

Ainu This section has books and texts about the Ainu people of Japan.