|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910783848203321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Shamans in Asia / / [edited by] Clark Chilson and Peter Knecht |
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
1-134-43424-3 |
1-134-43425-1 |
0-415-86307-4 |
0-203-42264-3 |
1-280-02250-7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (207 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
ChilsonClark <1967-> |
KnechtPeter <1937-> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Shamanism - Asia |
Asia Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Cover; SHAMANS IN ASIA; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editors' Preface; Aspects of Shamanism: An Introduction; The Social Significance of the Shaman among the Chinese Reindeer-Evenki; Shamanism in Bangladesh; A Hmong Shaman's SeĢance; Chaesu Kut: A Korean Shamanistic Performance; Miyako Theology: Shamans' Interpretation of Traditional Beliefs; Liminal Experiences of Miyako Shamans: Reading a Shaman's Diary; Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
Shamans are a central feature of many local religions throughout Asia. This title introduces the activities, worldviews, and lives of shamans in Siberia, China, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|