Nine worlds of seid-magic : ecstasy and neo-shamanism in north European paganism / Jenny Blain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blain, Jenny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shamanism--Scandinavia--Miscellanea.

Shamanism.

Scandinavia.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xiii, 185 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

This accessible case-study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or "seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. Drawing on ethnography, religious studies, anthropology and sociology, the book examines the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of "seid-workers or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds in historical and political contexts. Written by a follower of "seidr, this study not only investigates, but also addresses those new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-178) and index.

ISBN:

041525650X

0415256518

OCLC:

47625348