Religion & Anthropology
(- threads, 18 posts)
Anthropological contribution to the study of religion ...
The way of the Shamans
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Study of historic, traditional and contemporary shamanic experience.

The word shaman comes to English from the Tungus language via Russian. While the Tungus have no word for shamanism, it has come into usage by anthropologists, historians of religion and others in contemporary society to designate the experience and the practices of the shaman. Its usage has grown to include similar experiences and practices in cultures outside of the original Siberian cultures. Thus shamanism is not the name of a religion or group of religions. Shamanism is classified by anthropologists as an archaic magico-religious phenomenon in which the shaman is the great master of ecstasy...
Created by: * Julia Manach, Sep 17, 2003 - 04:16
Shamanism in Tibet and Mongolia (* Ningyo Minamoto, May 7, 2004 - 05:42 )
I Believe the Use of Peyote (* Pomponia Tullius, Apr 26, 2004 - 21:05 )
The Myth of the Yaqui Peyote Shaman (* Vergilius Marius, Apr 26, 2004 - 16:34 )
Hope this link works_ (* Kyria Hipocrates, Nov 9, 2003 - 15:19 )
I would love to... (* Natalia Burgundian, Oct 12, 2003 - 07:31 )
Levels of Consciousness and JourneyWork (* Talaitha Domitius, Oct 12, 2003 - 07:25 )
It would be wonderful to hear about it (* Julia Manach, Oct 11, 2003 - 03:56 )
Current Path of Study (* Talaitha Domitius, Oct 10, 2003 - 22:43 )