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100 1 _aRock, Adam J.
245 1 0 _aDemystifying Shamans and Their World
_h[electronic resource] :
_bA Multidisciplinary Study.
260 _aLuton :
_bAndrews UK,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (257 p.)
500 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
505 0 _aCover; 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
505 8 _aChapter 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;
520 _aShamanism 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...
650 0 _aShamanism.
650 0 _aShamans.
650 7 _aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Shamanism
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aKrippner, Stanley.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aRock, Adam J.
_tDemystifying Shamans and Their World : A Multidisciplinary Study
_dLuton : Andrews UK,c2011
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