| Description |
xiii, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| ISBN |
9781498551892 hardback : alkaline paper |
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1498551890 hardback : alkaline paper |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-235) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Shamans and Shamanism: Issues and Problems from an Anthropological Perspectives; Chapter 2: Shamanism and Altered States of Consciousness; Chapter 3: Psychoactive Drugs, Chemical Ecstasy, Shamanism, and the Origins of Religion; Chapter 4: The Prehistory of Shamanism; Chapter 5: Shamanism and Upper Paleolithic Cave Art; Chapter 6: The Origins of Spirit Beliefs and Implications for Shamanism: A Perspective from the Cognitive Sciences; Chapter 7: Evolution of the Modern Mind, Spirit Beliefs, and Shamanism; Chapter 8: Shamanism and Spirit Beliefs among the Neanderthals; Chapter 9: Animism and the Shaman's Cognized Universe; Chapter 10: The Shaman's Path: Becoming a Spirit Master and Cosmic Traveler; Chapter 11: Shamanic Performance: Restructuring Reality, Healing the Sick, and Crisis Management; Chapter 12: Spirit Encounter, Shamans, and Anthropologists: Epistemological and Ontological Challenges. |
| Summary |
H. Sidky examines shamanism as an ancient magico-religious, divinatory, medical, and psychotherapeutic tradition found in various parts of the world. Sidky uses first-hand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology, cognitive and evolutionary psychology, and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism, spirit beliefs, the evolution of human consciousness, and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity. |
| Library Class |
Theology AQ1700.S5
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| Subject |
Shamanism.
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Spirits.
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Religiousness.
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