Trends in Contemporary Research on Shamanism

Recent research on the topic of shamanism is reviewed and discussed. Included areworks appearing since the early 1990s in the fields of anthropology, religious studies,archaeology, cognitive sciences, ethnomusicology, medical anthropology, art history,and ethnobotany. The survey demonstrates a conti...

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1. VerfasserIn: DuBois, Thomas A. 1960- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2011
In: Numen
Jahr: 2011, Band: 58, Heft: 1, Seiten: 100-128
weitere Schlagwörter:B Shamanism history of anthropology revitalization neoshamanism
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Zusammenfassung:Recent research on the topic of shamanism is reviewed and discussed. Included areworks appearing since the early 1990s in the fields of anthropology, religious studies,archaeology, cognitive sciences, ethnomusicology, medical anthropology, art history,and ethnobotany. The survey demonstrates a continued strong interest in specific ethnographiccase studies focusing on communities which make use of shamanic practices.Shamanic traditions are increasingly studied within their historical and politicalcontexts, with strong attention to issues of research ideology. New trends in the studyof cultural revitalization, neoshamanism, archaeology, gender, the history of anthropology,and the cognitive study of religion are highlighted.
ISSN:1568-5276
Enthält:In: Numen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/156852710X514339-2