02479oam 2200589 450 991078384830332120230428160041.01-134-48205-10-415-27318-81-134-48206-X0-203-39816-510.4324/9780203398166(CKB)1000000000253686(EBL)180740(OCoLC)437084030(SSID)ssj0000309391(PQKBManifestationID)11229805(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309391(PQKBWorkID)10283695(PQKB)11537749(MiAaPQ)EBC180740(Au-PeEL)EBL180740(CaPaEBR)ebr10099673(CaONFJC)MIL6912(OCoLC)826515067(EXLCZ)99100000000025368620180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrShamanism[electronic resource] an introduction /Margaret StutleyLondon ;New York :Routledge,2003.1 online resource (142 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-27317-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [120]-126) and index.Introduction -- Male and female shamans -- Trance, ecstasy and possession -- Shamans' paraphernalia -- Deities and spirits -- The shaman's costume -- Divination and healing -- Soul, ancestor cults and death -- Images and idols -- Were-animals.Shamanism is one of the earliest and farthest-reaching magical and religious traditions, vestiges of which still underlie the major religious faiths of the modern world. The function of the shaman is to show his or her people the unseen powers behind the mere appearances of nature, as experienced through intuition, in trance states, or during ecstatic mystical visions. Shamans possess healing powers, communicate with the dead and the world beyond, and influence the weather and movements of hunting animals. The psychological exaltation of shamanism trance states is similar to the ecstasies of YShamanismShamanism.291.1/4473.57bclStutley Margaret1917-565723MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783848303321Shamanism3797669UNINA