Haunted by the Archaic Shaman

Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Haunted by the Archaic Shaman critically engages the general discourse on shamanism by using ethnographic data gathered among different ethnic groups in the Nepal Himalayas to address several key conceptual issues and problems in the scholarly field of shamanic studies. Sidky not only tackles topics that appear beyond resolution to many, such as defining shamanism and delimiting its geographical scope, but also challenges on empirical and theoretical grounds several widely held ideas that have assumed the status of incontrovertible facts, such as the antiquity of shamanism and its place in the rise of human religiosity. This book makes a significant theoretical contribution to the field of shamanic studies and the anthropology of religion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-18
Mått:161 x 239 x 20 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739126219

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

H. Sidky is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Miami University.

Recensioner i media

Sidky combines his careful ethnographic study of shamanism as lived in Nepal with a comprehensive and critical review of the broad literature on shamanism. By doing so, he offers much needed order and clarity in this contested field of study. This is a major contribution both to anthropology and the history of religion.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1. From Siberia to Nepal: The Discourse on ShamanismChapter 3 Chapter 2. Jhãkris and Other Intercessors: The Problems of Defining ShamanismChapter 4 Chapter 3. Myths, Narratives, and Ethnography: Clues for the Origins of the JhãkriChapter 5 Chapter 4. Seized by Spirits: The Jhãkri's Calling, Initiation, and TrainingChapter 6 Chapter 5. Ornaments and Instruments of the Gods: The Jhãkri's Ritual Outfit and ParaphernaliaChapter 7 Chapter 6. Altered States of Consciousness, Hallucinogenic Drugs, Spirit Possession, and ShamanismChapter 8 Chapter 7. The Jhãkri's Cosmos: The Nature of the Spirit WorldChapter 9 Chapter 8. Implicated in Evil: The Shaman and the WitchChapter 10 Chapter 9. Ban-Jhãkri: Supernatural Abductions and Shamanic InitiationChapter 11 Chapter 10. Jhãkri Basnu: Shamanizing and Ritual DramaChapter 12 Chapter 11. Shamanic HealingChapter 13 Chapter 12. From Nepal to Siberia: Disentangling a Conceptual Morass