Shamans in Asia /
Shamans in Asia /
edited by Clark Chilson and Peter Knecht.
- London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
- 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aspects of shamanism : an introduction / Peter Knecht -- The social significance of the shaman among the Chinese Reindeer-Evenki / F. Georg Heyne -- Shamanism in Bangladesh / Anwarul Karim -- A Hmong shaman's séance / Jean Mottin -- Chaesu kut : a Korean shamanistic performance / John A. Grim -- Miyako theology : shamans' interpretation of traditional beliefs / Takiguchi Naoko -- Liminal experiences of Miyako shamans : reading a shaman's diary / Takiguchi Naoko.
Shamans are a central feature of many local religions throughout Asia. This title introduces the activities, worldviews, and lives of shamans in Siberia, China, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
0203422643 9780203422649 9786610022502 661002250X 9780415296793 041529679X
2002036961
Shamanism--Asia.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Shamanism.
Shamanism.
Asia.
Electronic books.
BL1033 / .S43 2003eb
291.144/095
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aspects of shamanism : an introduction / Peter Knecht -- The social significance of the shaman among the Chinese Reindeer-Evenki / F. Georg Heyne -- Shamanism in Bangladesh / Anwarul Karim -- A Hmong shaman's séance / Jean Mottin -- Chaesu kut : a Korean shamanistic performance / John A. Grim -- Miyako theology : shamans' interpretation of traditional beliefs / Takiguchi Naoko -- Liminal experiences of Miyako shamans : reading a shaman's diary / Takiguchi Naoko.
Shamans are a central feature of many local religions throughout Asia. This title introduces the activities, worldviews, and lives of shamans in Siberia, China, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
0203422643 9780203422649 9786610022502 661002250X 9780415296793 041529679X
2002036961
Shamanism--Asia.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Shamanism.
Shamanism.
Asia.
Electronic books.
BL1033 / .S43 2003eb
291.144/095
