An introduction to shamanism
Thomas A. DuBois
طبع 1
قائمة
شناسنامه
العنوان واسم المؤلف
An introduction to shamanism / Thomas A. DuBoisبيانات النشر
کمبریج : Cambridge University Press، 2009مالمواصفات الشكلية
xi, 317 p.: ill.; 24 cm.الموضوع
Shamanismاللغة
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 592-113( and index.
المحتويات
Introductions -- Shamanism and the issue of religion -- A history of shamanic encounters -- Shamanism in archaeological evidence -- Shamanic soteriology and ritual -- Cosmology and the work of the shaman -- The call and initiation -- Mediating the spirit world : shamanic roles and careers -- Examining ritual effectiveness -- Seance, trance, and the shamanic mind -- Shamans, clients, and healing -- The shamanic arsenal -- Music and entheogens : pathways to ecstasy -- The material culture of shamanism -- Shamanic verbal art -- Shamanic politics in a changing world -- Shamanism under attack -- Shamanic revitalizations -- Neoshamanism