Haunted by the archaic shaman: Himalayan Jhākris and the discourse on shamanism
From Siberia to Nepal : the discourse on shamanism -- Jhākris and other intercessors : the problems of defining shamanism -- Myths, narratives, and ethnography : clues for the origins of the Jhākri -- Seized by spirits : the Jhākri's calling, initiation, and training -- Ornaments and instrument...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Lanham, MD
Lexington Books
2008
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| In: | Jahr: 2008 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Nepal
/ Schamanismus
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Nepal
Religion
B Shamanism Nepal B Nepal Social life and customs |
| Zusammenfassung: | From Siberia to Nepal : the discourse on shamanism -- Jhākris and other intercessors : the problems of defining shamanism -- Myths, narratives, and ethnography : clues for the origins of the Jhākri -- Seized by spirits : the Jhākri's calling, initiation, and training -- Ornaments and instruments of the gods : the Jhākri's ritual outfit and paraphenalia -- Altered states of consciousness, hallucinogenic drugs, spirit possession, and shamanism -- The Jhākri's cosmos : the nature of the spirit world -- Implicated in evil : the shaman and the witch -- Ban-Jhākri : supernatural abductions and shamanic initiation -- Jhākri Basnu : shamanizing and ritual drama -- Shamanic healing -- From Nepal to Siberia : disentangling a conceptual morass |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0739126210 |