Tadibya is the mediator between the ordinary world and the upper- and underworlds of the spirits among the Nenets people

Nenets people

The Nenets are an indigenous people in Russia. According to the latest census in 2002, there are 41,302 Nenets in the Russian Federation, most of them living in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Nenets Autonomous Okrug...

. The Nenets rank their shamans after their spiritual attachment and function, as well according to their experience.

Shaman categories

The following categories of Nenets shamans are listed by Mihaly Hoppal, who cites research conducted by L. Khomitch and Leonid A. Lar:

Vidutana, strong shamans

standing in contact with the upper world

Yanyani tadebya

shamans belonging to the earth

Sambana shamans

being able to receive messages from the dead people, and to perform other rituals concerning the dead

Shamanic songs

Jarkko Niemi: The types of the Nenets songs. 1997 contains a separate section The shamanistic songs and also Sámbadabts.