| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Aspects of shamanism : an introduction / Peter Knecht -- The social significance of the shaman among the Chinese Reindeer-Evenki / F. Georg Heyne -- Shamanism in Bangladesh / Anwarul Karim -- A Hmong shaman's séance / Jean Mottin -- Chaesu kut : a Korean shamanistic performance / John A. Grim -- Miyako theology : shamans' interpretation of traditional beliefs / Takiguchi Naoko -- Liminal experiences of Miyako shamans : reading a shaman's diary / Takiguchi Naoko |
| Summary |
Shamans are a central feature of many local religions throughout Asia. This title introduces the activities, worldviews, and lives of shamans in Siberia, China, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Shamanism -- Asia
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Shamanism.
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Shamanism
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chilson, Clark, 1967- editor.
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Knecht, Peter, 1937- editor.
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| ISBN |
0203422643 |
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9780203422649 |
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9786610022502 |
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661002250X |
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9780415296793 |
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041529679X |
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9781134434251 |
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1134434251 |
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9781134434206 |
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1134434200 |
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9781134434244 |
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1134434243 |
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9780415863070 |
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0415863074 |
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1280022507 |
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9781280022500 |
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9780203425008 |
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0203425006 |
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9781134434220 |
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1134434227 |
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