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Arising out of the American counterculture of the 1960s, there has been a revival of interest in Shamanism in the modern west that often only has the most dubious of connections to traditional practices of Shamanism. This, in turn, has had an impact on the scholarly study of Shamanism. This collection contains 18 papers that address these issues either directly or indirectly, with papers debunking accounts of Shamanism in African and other societies, criticizing the practices of neo- shamanism, seeking formal definitions of shamanism, and generally criticizing the misuse of shamanism in a range of cultural, artistic, and anthropological studies. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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- PublisherAkademiai Kiado
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 9630578662
- ISBN 13 9789630578660
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages408
- EditorFrancfort Henri-Paul, Hamayon Roberte N.
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