Shamans in Asia / 
edited by Clark Chilson and Peter Knecht. 
 - London ;  New York :  RoutledgeCurzon,  2003. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0203422643 9780203422649 9786610022502 661002250X 9780415296793 041529679X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002036961 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shamanism--Asia.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Shamanism.<br/>Shamanism.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL1033  / .S43 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>291.144/095