03030cam a2200445Mu 4500 ocn769344431 OCoLC 20200709055448.0 m d cr |n| 111226s2011 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP EBLCP MHW N$T 9781845403331 (electronic bk.) 1845403339 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)769344431 415960 (N$T) BP605.N48 .R889 2011 OCC 036030 bisacsh 201.44 N$TA Rock, Adam J. Demystifying Shamans and Their World [electronic resource] : A Multidisciplinary Study. Luton : Andrews UK, 2011. 1 online resource (257 p.) Description based upon print version of record. Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Dedication; Preface: Why Attention Must Be Paid To Shamanism; Introduction: An Overview of the Chapters; Body Matter; Chapter One: Shamanism and Shamans: Points and Counterpoints; Chapter Two: Epistemology & Technologies of Shamanic Knowledge; Chapter Three: The Confusion of Consciousness with Phenomenological Content in Shamanic Studies; Chapter Four: Two Cross-Cultural Models for Studying Shamanic Healing Systems Chapter Five: Applying a 10-Facet Model to North and South American Shamanic Dream SystemsChapter Six: The Construction of an Ontology and Epistemology of Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Seven: Necessary Conditions For Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Eight: The Issue of Realism and Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Nine: Methods for Studying Shamanic Reports of Psychic Phenomena; Chapter Ten: Shamanism and the Demystification Journey; Back Matter; References; Also Available; Shamanism can be described as a group of techniques by which its practitioners enter the "spirit world," purportedly obtaining information that is used to help and to heal members of their social group. Despite a resurgence of interest in shamanism and shamanic states of consciousness, these phenomena are neither well-defined nor sufficiently understood. This multi-disciplinary study draws on the fields of psychology, philosophy and anthropology with the aim of demystifying shamanism. The au... Shamanism. Shamans. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Shamanism bisacsh Electronic books. Krippner, Stanley. Print version: Rock, Adam J. Demystifying Shamans and Their World : A Multidisciplinary Study Luton : Andrews UK,c2011 9781845402228 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=831702 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=415960 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL831702 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50871 50871