148 Pages
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Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
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Shamanism is one of the earliest and farthest-reaching magical and religious traditions, vestiges of which still underlie the major religious faiths of the modern world. The function of the shaman is to show his or her people the unseen powers behind the mere appearances of nature, as experienced through intuition, in trance states, or during ecstatic mystical visions. Shamans possess healing... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Male and Female Shamans 3.The Shaman's Costume 4. Shamans' Paraphernalia 5. Trance, Ecstacy and Possession 6. Deites and Spirits 7. Divination 8. Healing 9. Shamans and Smiths; 10. Soul; 11. Ancestor Cults 12. Death and Funeral Rites 13. Were-animals Bibliography Index
Biography
Margaret Stutley is an expert on world religions and folk tradition, and the author of several books including Hinduism (Crucible 1989), Ancient Indian Magic and Folklore (Motilal Banarsidass, 2000) and An Introduction to Magical Elements in the Bible (Weavers Press, 1991).
'Margaret Stutley's Shamanism: An Introduction looks as if it might be a cut above its competition ... she draws convincing parallels between shamanic ideas of flight and similar concepts in other religions, with insightful references to the Bible.' - Times Literary Supplement
