02023nam 2200481 450 991046779630332120211005170015.00-8264-4637-X(CKB)4340000000253847(MiAaPQ)EBC5309526(MiAaPQ)EBC4948491(Au-PeEL)EBL4948491(CaONFJC)MIL851443(OCoLC)1024267395(EXLCZ)99434000000025384720180315h20012001 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierShamans Siberian spirituality and the Western imagination /Ronald Hutton1st ed.London, [England] ;New York, New York :Hambledon Continuum,2001.©20011 online resource (220 pages)1-84725-027-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.With their ability to enter trances, to change into the bodies of other creatures, and to fly through the northern skies, shamans are the subject of both popular and scholarly fascination. In Shamans: Siberian Spirituality and the Western Imagination Ronald Hutton looks at what is really known about both the shamans of Siberia and about others spread throughout the world. He traces the growth of knowledge of shamans in Imperial and Stalinist Russia, descibes local variations and different types of shamanism, and explores more recent western influences on its history and modern practice. This is a challenging book by one of the world's leading authorities on Paganism.ShamansRussiaSiberiaShamanismRussiaSiberiaElectronic books.ShamansShamanism291.144Hutton Ronald615586MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910467796303321Shamans2465969UNINA