Shaman Spring/Autumn 1993

Fülszöveg

Shamanism being the complex phenomenon that it is, shamanistic studies make fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in the history of religions, anthropology, mythology, folklóré, ethnomu-sicology, ethnochoreography, psychiatry or ethnomedicine. Since it occurs worldwide, Shamarís focus is comprehensive: Turkic, Mongolian, Manchu-Tunguz, Koreán, Japanese, Finno-Ugrian, and Native American subjects are all discussed. As shamanism exists admixed with Christianity, Islam or Buddhism in many areas, Shaman alsó publishes articles dealing with the relationship of shamanism to these world religions.
Contents
Articles
Introductory Remarks on the Study of Shamanism by áke hultkrantz
Are "Trance," "Ecstasy" and Similar Concepts Appropriate in the Study of Shamanism? by roberte N. Hamayon
Somé Hyperpragmatic Patterns in Tamang Shamanic Recitations, Nepál by ANDRÁS HöFER
The Shaman in Myths and Tales by Ake Hultkrantz
The Kun-ning-gung Palace in Peking: The Manchu Dynasty's... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Shamanism being the complex phenomenon that it is, shamanistic studies make fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in the history of religions, anthropology, mythology, folklóré, ethnomu-sicology, ethnochoreography, psychiatry or ethnomedicine. Since it occurs worldwide, Shamarís focus is comprehensive: Turkic, Mongolian, Manchu-Tunguz, Koreán, Japanese, Finno-Ugrian, and Native American subjects are all discussed. As shamanism exists admixed with Christianity, Islam or Buddhism in many areas, Shaman alsó publishes articles dealing with the relationship of shamanism to these world religions.
Contents
Articles
Introductory Remarks on the Study of Shamanism by áke hultkrantz
Are "Trance," "Ecstasy" and Similar Concepts Appropriate in the Study of Shamanism? by roberte N. Hamayon
Somé Hyperpragmatic Patterns in Tamang Shamanic Recitations, Nepál by ANDRÁS HöFER
The Shaman in Myths and Tales by Ake Hultkrantz
The Kun-ning-gung Palace in Peking: The Manchu Dynasty's Shaman Centre in the "Forbidden City" by Tatiana A. Pang
"Praying in the Darkness": New Texts for a Little-Known Manchu Shamanic Rite by Giovanni Stary
Kamidari as a Key Concept of Okinawan Shamanism by Mari Yoshinaga and Yuji Sasaki
Review Articles
Shamanism and the Politics of Culture: An Anthropological View of the 1992 International Conference on Shamanism, Yakutsk, the Sakha Republic by Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer
Shamanistic Studies in China. A Preliminary Survey of the Last Decade by Shi Kun
Book Reviews News and Notes
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