BOOKS - Shamans: Siberian Spirituality and the Western Imagination
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Shamans: Siberian Spirituality and the Western Imagination
Author: Ronald Hutton
Year: February 5, 2003
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 12 MB
Language: English
Year: February 5, 2003
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 12 MB
Language: English
With their ability to enter trances, to change into the bodies of other creatures and to fly through the northern skies, shamans are the subject of both popular and scholarly fascination. In Shamans Ronald Hutton looks at what is really known about both the Shamans of Siberia and about others spread throughout the world. He traces the growth of knowledge of shamans in Imperial and Stalinist Russia, describes local variations and different types of shamanism and explores more recent western influences on its history and modern practice. This is a challenging book by one of the world's leading authorities on Paganism.