02449nam 22005894a 450 991096396410332120251116173241.01-134-48205-10-415-27318-81-134-48206-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)99100000000025368620020603d2003 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrShamanism an introduction /Margaret StutleyLondon ;New York Routledge20031 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 Margaret1917-565723MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963964103321Shamanism4484408UNINA