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The A to Z of shamanism / Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harvey, Graham, 1959-
- Series:
- A to Z guides ; 173.
- The A to Z guide series ; no. 173
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shamanism--History--Dictionaries.
- Shamanism.
- Witchcraft--History--Dictionaries.
- Witchcraft.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Other Title:
- Historical dictionary of shamanism
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The A to Z of Shamanism has the duel task of exploring the common ground of shamanic traditions and evaluating the diversity of both traditional indigenous communities and individual Western seekers. This is done in an introduction, a bibliography, a chronology, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, which explore the consistent features of a variety of shamans, the purposes shamanism serves, the function and activities of the shaman, and the cultural contexts in which they make sense.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Additional title: "Historical dictionary of shamanism".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-306).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-27370-7
- 1-4617-3184-4
- 1-299-13360-6
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