03153nam 2200577 a 450 991046163780332120200520144314.01-283-44551-497866134455131-84540-333-9(CKB)2670000000133025(EBL)831702(OCoLC)769344431(SSID)ssj0000634091(PQKBManifestationID)11388803(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000634091(PQKBWorkID)10640139(PQKB)11190531(MiAaPQ)EBC831702(Au-PeEL)EBL831702(CaPaEBR)ebr10528105(CaONFJC)MIL344551(EXLCZ)99267000000013302520120229d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemystifying shamans and their world[electronic resource] a multidisciplinary study /Adam J. Rock & Stanley Krippner[Luton, U.K.] Andrews U.K. Ltd.20111 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84540-222-7 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Dedication; Preface: Why Attention Must Be Paid To Shamanism; Introduction: An Overview of the Chapters; Body Matter; Chapter One: Shamanism and Shamans: Points and Counterpoints; Chapter Two: Epistemology & Technologies of Shamanic Knowledge; Chapter Three: The Confusion of Consciousness with Phenomenological Content in Shamanic Studies; Chapter Four: Two Cross-Cultural Models for Studying Shamanic Healing SystemsChapter Five: Applying a 10-Facet Model to North and South American Shamanic Dream SystemsChapter Six: The Construction of an Ontology and Epistemology of Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Seven: Necessary Conditions For Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Eight: The Issue of Realism and Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Nine: Methods for Studying Shamanic Reports of Psychic Phenomena; Chapter Ten: Shamanism and the Demystification Journey; Back Matter; References; Also AvailableShamanism can be described as a group of techniques by which its practitioners enter the "spirit world," purportedly obtaining information that is used to help and to heal members of their social group. Despite a resurgence of interest in shamanism and shamanic states of consciousness, these phenomena are neither well-defined nor sufficiently understood. This multi-disciplinary study draws on the fields of psychology, philosophy and anthropology with the aim of demystifying shamanism. The au...ShamanismElectronic books.Shamanism.191Rock Adam J910846Krippner Stanley1932-848149MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461637803321Demystifying shamans and their world2039009UNINA