An Introduction to Shamanism

by Thomas A. DuBois

Book Overview

Shamans are an integral part of communal religious traditions, professionals who make use of personal supernatural experiences, especially trance, as a resource for the wider community's physical and spiritual well-being. This Introduction surveys research on the topic of shamanism around the world, detailing the archaeology and earliest development of shamanic traditions as well as their scientific 'discovery' in the context of eighteenth and nineteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521695368
• ISBN13: 9780521695367
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"