A New Paradigm of Spirituality and Religion: Contemporary Shamanic Practice in Scotland

By MaryCatherine Burgess

Weaving theory and practice together, MaryCatherine Burgess explores the historically difficult relationship between religion and spirituality by applying cross-cultural elements of shamanism and Dani le Hervieu-L ger's Model of 'Religion as a Chain of Memory' to her study of contemporary shamanic practice in Scotland.

Within the context of cultural and religious change, she utilises Hervieu-L ger's analytical model to uncover a shamanic worldview that carries in its memory and practice a lineage of spirituality, not belief. This distinction sheds critical light on a new paradigm of spirituality and religion that reflects how many in Western societies currently respond to institutional religion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826499651
• ISBN13: 9780826499653
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"