Shamans/neo-Shamans : ecstasy, alternative archaeologies, and contemporary pagans /

Shamans and shamanisms are in vogue at present. In popular culture, such diverse characters as occultist Aleister Crowley, Doors musician Jim Morrison and performance artist Joseph Beuys have been termed shamans. The anthropological construct 'shamanism', on the other hand, has association...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wallis, Robert J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Subjects:
Shamanism.
New Age movement.
Shamanism
Chamanisme.
Nouvel Âge (Mouvement)
shamanism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Shamanism.
New Age movement
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. "White shamans" : sources for neo-shamanisms
  • 2. Plastic medicine men? : appraising the "great pretenders"
  • 3. Taliesin's trip, Wyrd Woden : druid and heathen neo-shamans
  • 4. "Celtic" and "northern" shamanisms? : contesting the past
  • 5. "Sacred" sites? : neo-shamans and prehistoric heritage
  • 6. Waking Neolithic ancestors : further controversies and "reburial"
  • 7. Invading Anthros, thieving Archos, wannabe Indians : academics, neo-shamans and indigenous communities
  • 8. Conclusion : neo-shamanisms in post-modernity.

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