شمن‌گرایی: دایره‌المعارف باورها، شیوه‌ها و فرهنگ‌های جهانی (مجموعه دو جلدی) جلدهای ۱-۲

A guide to worldwide shamanism and shamanistic practices, emphasizing historical and current cultural adaptations.This two-volume reference is the first international survey of shamanistic beliefs from prehistory to the present day. In nearly 200 detailed, readable entries, leading ethnographers, psychologists, archaeologists, historians, and scholars of religion and folk literature explain the general principles of shamanism as well as the details of widely varied practices.What is it like to be a shaman? Entries describe, region by region, the traits, such as sicknesses and dreams, that mark a person as a shaman, as well as the training undertaken by initiates. They detail the costumes, music, rituals, artifacts, and drugs that shamans use to achieve altered states of consciousness, communicate with spirits, travel in the spirit world, and retrieve souls. Unlike most Western books on shamanism, which focus narrowly on the individual's experience of healing and trance, Shamanism also examines the function of shamanism in society from social, political, and historical perspectives and identifies the ancient, continuous thread that connects shamanistic beliefs and rituals across cultures and millennia.

a Guide To Worldwide Shamanism And Shamanistic Practices, Emphasizing Historical And Current Cultural Adaptations.

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this Two-volume Set Offers A Comprehensive Cross-cultural Overview Of Shamanism, Defined By Editors Walter (bucknell Univ.) And Fridman (brown Univ.) As A Religious Belief System In Which The Shaman Is The Specialist In Knowledge. The Shaman Serves The Community By Providing A Connection Of The Soul To The Spirit World, Often Through An Altered State. The First Volume Consists Of Short Essays On General Themes, Such As Animal Symbolism, Divination, Healing, Music, And Trance. The Essays Point Both General Readers And Scholars To Further Resources While Providing Basic Information On All Things Shamanistic. The Second Volume Comprises Nearly 200 Entries Organized Into Ten Geographical Sections. Written By Some 180 Contributors, These Entries Focus On The Cultural Groups And Practices Found In Each Region, Both Historically And Presently. The Introduction To The Work Provides A Historical Perspective On The Subject, Including Differing Approaches To The Topic. It Also Addresses Difficulties With Shamanism, Especially The Debate Over Whether To Classify It As A Religion. Bottom Line More Than A Reference Tool, This Is A Useful Compendium On A Topic That Has Been Fairly Inaccessible, Especially To Nonscholars. While It Features Some Illustrations, It Could Have Been Improved Upon By The Addition Of Many More. Recommended For Academic Libraries And Public Libraries Where There Is Interest In The Topic.-nancy Almand, Weld Lib. Dist., Greeley, Co Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

This two-volume reference is the first international survey of shamanistic beliefs from prehistory to the present day. In nearly 200 detailed, readable entries, leading ethnographers, psychologists, archaeologists, historians, and scholars of religion and folk literature explain the general principles of shamanism as well as the details of widely varied practices. What is it like to be a shaman? Entries describe, region by region, the traits, such as sicknesses and dreams, that mark a person as a shaman, as well as the training undertaken by initiates. They detail the costumes, music, rituals, artifacts, and drugs that shamans use to achieve altered states of consciousness, communicate with spirits, travel in the spirit world, and retrieve souls. Unlike most Western books on shamanism, which focus narrowly on the individual's experience of healing and trance, Shamanism also examines the function of shamanism in society from social, political, and historical perspectives and identifies the ancient, continuous thread that connects shamanistic beliefs and rituals across cultures and millennia. Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 Alphabetical List of Entries......Page 30 A......Page 36 B......Page 62 C......Page 68 D......Page 104 E......Page 140 F......Page 160 G......Page 164 H......Page 170 I......Page 186 M......Page 194 N......Page 220 O......Page 230 P......Page 234 R......Page 252 S......Page 258 T......Page 276 U......Page 298 V......Page 300 W......Page 304 Overview: North America......Page 308 Overview: Central and South America......Page 398 Overview: Europe......Page 498 Overview: Eurasia......Page 556 Overview: Korea and Japan......Page 686 Overview: China and Sino-Asia......Page 738 Overview: South Asia, The Himalayas, and Tibet......Page 774 Overview: Southeast Asia......Page 832 Overview: Australasia and Oceania......Page 884 Overview: Africa......Page 918 Bibliography......Page 996 Advisory Board......Page 1060 Contributors......Page 1062 Index......Page 1068 About the Authors......Page 1088 A Guide To Worldwide Shamanism, Emphasizing Historical And Current Cultural Adaptations. General Themes In World Shamanism -- Central And South America -- Europe -- Eurasia -- Korea And Japan -- China And Sino-asia -- South Asia, The Himalayas, And Tibet -- Southeast Asia -- Australasia And Oceania -- Africa. Edited By Mariko Namba Walter And Eva Jane Neumann Fridman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 963-1026) And Index. A comprehensive guide to world shamanism, emphasizing historical and up-to-date cultural adaptations. In 230 detailed essays, leading ethnographers and historians explain the general principles of shamanism as well as the details of varied practices