Archaeological Approaches to Shamanism
Author | : Dragoş Gheorghiu |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2018-04-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781527509559 |
ISBN-13 | : 1527509559 |
Rating | : 4/5 (559 Downloads) |
Download or read book Archaeological Approaches to Shamanism written by Dragoş Gheorghiu and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long awaited book discusses both ancient and modern shamanism, demonstrating its longevity and spatial distribution. The book is divided into eleven thought-provoking chapters that are organised into three sections: mind-body, nature, and culture. It discusses the clear associations with this sometimes little-understood ritualised practice, and asks what shamanism is and if tangible evidence can be extracted from a largely fragmentary archaeological record. The book offers a novel portrayal of the material culture of shamanism by collating carefully selected studies by specialists from three different continents, promoting a series of new perspectives on this idiosyncratic and sometimes intangible phenomenon.