Shamanism by Graham Harvey - 9780415253307

Taylor & Francis

ShamanismA Reader\nAuthor(s): Graham Harvey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415253307, 978-0415253307\nSynopsis\nShamanism has been practised amongst communities all over the world for millennia, and continues to survive today in both modern and ancient forms. Shamanism: A Reader unites perspectives from disciplines including anthropology, psychology, musicology, and botany to provide an unique overview of modern writing on shamanism. Juxtaposing the traditional practices of indigenous peoples with their new and often radically urban reinterpretations, experts including Michael Harner, Milhly Hoppl, Majorie M Balzer and Piers Vitebsky raise questions about constructions of shamanism, its efficacy, its use and misuse as a cultural symbol, and its real nature.\nLocating its material in the encounter between traditional and contemporary, and within many forms of response to the image of the shaman, Shamanism: A Re.