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Shamans in Asia edited by Clark Chilson and Peter Knecht.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London RoutledgeCurzon 2003.Description: viii, 199 pages illustrtions 24 cmISBN:
  • 041529679X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 291.144095 CHH
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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. [from publisher's advertisement

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. [from publisher's advertisement

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