Oh, this is good. I love Central Asian shamanism. I think that was one of Eliade’s specialties. I seem to recall there being several people affiliated with Indiana University’s Department of Uralic and Altaic Languages who had studied with him, and a lot of these students (in the early to mid-‘90s) were from Eastern Europe.
I second Winston’s comment. The dialogue is crisp and really vivid and it feels natural and conversational. Love it!
I would recommend not capitalizing the word “Field” in the second paragraph; and maybe (since Paralatai is plural) change this sentence “First is the sign which every Paralatai bears” to ““First is the sign which all Paralatai bear.”
Oh, this is good. I love Central Asian shamanism. I think that was one of Eliade’s specialties. I seem to recall there being several people affiliated with Indiana University’s Department of Uralic and Altaic Languages who had studied with him, and a lot of these students (in the early to mid-‘90s) were from Eastern Europe.
I second Winston’s comment. The dialogue is crisp and really vivid and it feels natural and conversational. Love it!
I would recommend not capitalizing the word “Field” in the second paragraph; and maybe (since Paralatai is plural) change this sentence “First is the sign which every Paralatai bears” to ““First is the sign which all Paralatai bear.”
I’m so impressed by your writing. The dialogue is incredible.