The Concept of Shamanism: Uses and Abuses - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 9630578662 ISBN 13: 9789630578660

Casa editrice: Akademiai Kiado, 2003

Riassunto

Arising out of the American counterculture of the 1960s, there has been a revival of interest in Shamanism in the modern west that often only has the most dubious of connections to traditional practices of Shamanism. This, in turn, has had an impact on the scholarly study of Shamanism. This collection contains 18 papers that address these issues either directly or indirectly, with papers debunking accounts of Shamanism in African and other societies, criticizing the practices of neo- shamanism, seeking formal definitions of shamanism, and generally criticizing the misuse of shamanism in a range of cultural, artistic, and anthropological studies. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Akademiai Kiado
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 9630578662
• ISBN 13: 9789630578660
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Redattore: Francfort Henri-Paul, Hamayon Roberte N.