Demystifying shamans and their world [[electronic resource] ] : a multidisciplinary study / / Adam J. Rock & Stanley Krippner
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Rock Adam J
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| Titolo: |
Demystifying shamans and their world [[electronic resource] ] : a multidisciplinary study / / Adam J. Rock & Stanley Krippner
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| Pubblicazione: | [Luton, U.K.], : Andrews U.K. Ltd., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 191 |
| Soggetto topico: | Shamanism |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
KrippnerStanley <1932->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Systems |
| Chapter 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 Available | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Shamanism 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... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Demystifying shamans and their world |
| ISBN: | 1-283-44551-4 |
| 9786613445513 | |
| 1-84540-333-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461637803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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