- Elements of Shamanism
- See Dowson, Thomas.
Historical dictionary of shamanism. Graham Harvey and Robert J. Wallis. 2007.
Elements of Shamanism
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Shamanism — Shaman redirects here. For other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman, of probable Khakas ethnicity.[1] Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a… … Wikipedia
Shamanism in Siberia — Northern Asia, particularly Siberia is regarded as the locus classicus of shamanism.Hoppál 2005:13] It is inhabited by many different ethnic groups. Many of its Uralic, Altaic, and Paleosiberian peoples observe shamanistic practices even in… … Wikipedia
shamanism — shamanist, n., adj. shamanistic, adj. /shah meuh niz euhm, shay , sham euh /, n. 1. the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans. 2. any similar religion. [1770 80; SHAMAN… … Universalium
Korean shamanism — A Baksu holding a gut. Korean shamanism Hangul 무 … Wikipedia
Sami shamanism — The knowledge of the mythology and religious practices of the Sami people is primarily based on archeological remains and written sources from missionary works in northern Scandinavia during the Middle Ages and up to the early 18th c. The… … Wikipedia
techno-shamanism — noun A cultural movement combining technology, electronic dance music and spiritual or religious elements … Wiktionary
Bibliography — As the scope of the dictionary entries and extent of this bibliography make clear, there is a huge range of literature on shamans, from introductory works, general discussions on such topics as definition, and culture specific ethnographic… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Altai — The Altai Kizhi, Telengits, Teles, and Teleuts are pastoralists of mixed Turkic Mongolian descent. After the great changes brought by Russian colonization in the 18th century, there arose shamans who, not bound to traditional clan structure,… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Dowson, Thomas A. — South African archaeologist and rock art researcher. Dowson initially drew attention to enigmatic geometric imagery in Southern African rock art traditions and later, with David Lewis Williams, proposed a neuropsychological model for the… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Drury, Nevill — (1947– ) Australian author whose introductory and survey work on shamans, Pagans, and esotericism (e.g., The Elements of Shamanism, 1989; Magic and Witchcraft: From Shamanism to the Technopagans, 2003) has opened up “shamanism” to a broad… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
