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Beschreibung
The ancient practice of shamanism touches many cultures and spiritual philosophies. This book offers an in-depth look at the beliefs and practices centered on the shaman, a person believed to have powers to heal and communicate with the spirit world. It explores shamanism and its associated myths, artifacts, and legends as a communally endorsed acknowledgment of the supernatural or spirit world that evolved in the Neolithic Period and continues to appeal today. The work is heavily illustrated, featuring more than 90 of the author's drawings of masks, fetishes, carvings and ongon, and 40 rare photographs of shamans, medicine men and women, and healers.
The ancient practice of shamanism touches many cultures and spiritual philosophies. This book offers an in-depth look at the beliefs and practices centered on the shaman, a person believed to have powers to heal and communicate with the spirit world. It explores shamanism and its associated myths, artifacts, and legends as a communally endorsed acknowledgment of the supernatural or spirit world that evolved in the Neolithic Period and continues to appeal today. The work is heavily illustrated, featuring more than 90 of the author's drawings of masks, fetishes, carvings and ongon, and 40 rare photographs of shamans, medicine men and women, and healers.
Über den Autor
Gary Edson, professor emeritus of museum science at the Center for Advanced Study of Museum Science and Heritage Management at the Museum of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, was executive director of the Museum for 25 years. The author of numerous books and articles on museum practices, he lives and works in Taiwan, R.O.C.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface

1. Spiritual Exaltation

2. Shamanism and Belief

3. Shamanistic Power and Magic

4. Shamanistic Symbolism

5. Shamanism and Imaginative Representation

6. Shamanic Ritual and Transformation

7. Shamanic Divination and Curing

8. Spirits, Dreams, and Ecstasy

9. Transformation and Shape-Shifting

10. Life, Death, and Sacrifice

11. Transcendental Shamanism

Notes to the Captions
Notes to the Text
Bibliography
About the Photographs
About the Drawings
Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786495474
ISBN-10: 0786495472
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Edson, Gary
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Gary Edson
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2014
Gewicht: 0,561 kg
Artikel-ID: 129550565