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Historical Dictionary of Shamanism

Historical Dictionary of Shamanism

Harvey, Graham
Wallis, Robert J.

Hardcover

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Move

Dictionaries & EncyclopediasReligion General

ISBN10: 1442257970
ISBN13: 9781442257979
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Dec 15 2015
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A remarkable array of people have been called shamans, while the phenomena identified as shamanism continues to proliferate. This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Shamanism contains with examples from antiquity up to today, and from Siberia (where the term shaman originated) to Amazonia, South Africa, Chicago and many other places. Many claims about shamans and shamanism are contentious and all are worthy of discussion. In the most widespread understandings, terms seem to refer particularly to people who alter states of consciousness or enter trances in order to seek knowledge and help from powerful other-than-human persons, perhaps spirits. But this says only a little about the artists, community leaders, spiritual healers or hucksters, travelers in alternative realities and so on to which the label shaman has been applied.

This second edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and extensive bibliography. The dictionary contains over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, groups, practices and cultures that have been called shamanic. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Shamanism.

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