TY - BOOK AU - Berman,Michael TI - Divination and the Shamanic Story SN - 9781443806787 (electronic bk.) AV - BL2370.S5 B47 2008 U1 - 203.2 PY - 2008/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Pub. KW - Divination KW - Shamanism in literature KW - Shamanism KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Prophecy KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX N2 - Stories have traditionally been classified as epics, myths, sagas, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, parables or fables. However, the definitions of the terms have a tendency to overlap, making it difficult to classify and categorize material. For this reason, a case can be made for the introduction of a new genre, termed the shamanic story - a story that has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey (a numinous experience in non-ordinary reality) or one that contains a number of UR - http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1114298 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532028 ER -