Divination and the shamanic story / by Michael Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Michael, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shamanism.

Shamanism in literature.

Divination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stories have traditionally been classified as epics, myths, sagas, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, parables or fables. However, the definitions of the terms have a tendency to overlap, making it difficult to classify and categorize material. For this reason, a case can be made for the introduction of a new genre, termed the shamanic story - a story that has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey (a numinous experience in non-ordinary reality) or one that contains a number of...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-220) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-19061-X

9786612190612

1-4438-0678-1

OCLC:

827209319