Shamans, Spirituality, and Cultural Revitalization

Explorations in Siberia and Beyond
2011. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-11091-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 287 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion

Many voices clamor to be heard in debates about whether shamans cure, and whether shamanic spirituality is worth continuing or recovering in the twenty-first century. This book provides newinsights into the fascinating resurgence of shamanism through an exploration of the politicalrepression of religion and its transcendence

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Balzer, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Spirits Under Siege Doctors or Deceivers? Sacred Genders Poetics of Sacred Language Through Time and Space Flights of the Sacred: Birds, Trees and Open Body-Mindedness Two Urban Shamans: Unmasking Leadership Social Medicine? Religious Movements in Siberia Sustainable Faith? Multiple generations of healing and spirituality Sacred Trust: Doing Fieldwork in Siberia

Über Autor(innen)

MARJORIE BALZERResearch Professor atGeorgetown University, USAand editor ofAnthropology and Archeology of Eurasia.