Divination and the shamanic story [[electronic resource] /] / by Michael Berman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456777903321
• Autore: Berman Michael <1951->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newcastle, U.K., : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008
• ISBN: 1-282-19061-X; 9786612190612; 1-4438-0678-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 203/.2
• Soggetti: Shamanism; Shamanism in literature; Divination; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-220) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Stories have traditionally been classified as epics, myths, sagas, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, parables or fables. However, the definitions of the terms have a tendency to overlap, making it difficult to classify and categorize material. For this reason, a case can be made for the introduction of a new genre, termed the shamanic story - a story that has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey (a numinous experience in non-ordinary reality) or one that contains a number of...