Shamanism and the origin of states: spirit, power, and gender in East Asia

Orientation to shamanism and the origin of states : spirit, power, and gender in East Asia -- Landscapes, legends, and skyscapes -- What is a shaman? -- Power, leadership, and gender -- Shamanism in the East Asian neolithic -- Shamanism in early Chinese states -- Shamanism in Korea -- Shamanism in t...

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Auteur principal: Nelson, Sarah M. 1931- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Walnut Creek, Calif. Left Coast Press 2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Ostasien / Chaman / État / Genèse
B Ostasien / Chamanisme / Histoire
B Ostasien / Chamanisme / Structure de pouvoir / Histoire
B Chamane / Rôle de genre
B État / Genèse / Anthropologie sociale
Sujets non-standardisés:B Sex role East Asia
B Sex role (East Asia)
B Religion and state (East Asia)
B Religion and state East Asia
B Shamanism (East Asia)
B Shamanism East Asia
B Mythology, Asian
B East Asia Religious life and customs
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Résumé:Orientation to shamanism and the origin of states : spirit, power, and gender in East Asia -- Landscapes, legends, and skyscapes -- What is a shaman? -- Power, leadership, and gender -- Shamanism in the East Asian neolithic -- Shamanism in early Chinese states -- Shamanism in Korea -- Shamanism in the Japanese islands -- Retying the knots : leadership, ideology, cultural patterns, gender, and shamans in East Asia
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1598741330