Why Prophets Are (Not) Shamans?

The article explores the interface of prophecy and shamanhood from the point of view of intermediation, divination, and magic; performance and cosmology; gender; and social status. The most significant thing in common between prophets and shamans is the role of an intermediary and the superhuman aut...

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Main Author: Nissinen, Martti 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 124-139
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Prophecy / Shamanism / Cosmology / Divination / Magic / Social status
RelBib Classification:BB Indigenous religions
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Divination
B Shamanism
B Magic
B gender transgression
B Prophecy
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