Book
An introduction to shamanism / Thomas A. DuBois.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780521873536 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0521873533 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780521695367 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0521695368 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xi, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-311) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Shamanism. Schamanismus Ritual |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | BF 1611 .D83 2009 | 30540171 | General Collection | Available | - |