Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
December 16, 2024
Radosław Palonka, Katarzyna Ciomek, Aleksandra Dylak
1 citation
Certain forms of shamanism existed in many communities worldwide, including some of the indigenous cultures and tribes of North America, from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico and the desert areas of the Southwest, California, and northern Mexico. At least several American Indian and Inuit societies are known to have practised shamanism in bothpre-Columbian and other historical periods (even...
Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
December 16, 2024
Kacper Świerk
In this text, I describe shamanistic beliefs and practices of the Matsigenka Amerindians from the Peruvian Amazon. After an introductory section, I present the saankariite – beings from the Matsigenka cosmology which are important in the shamanism of this ethnic group. Then, I outline uses of visionary plants by the Matsigenka. This is followed by a descriptionof the functions of seripigari...
Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
December 16, 2024
Tarzycjusz Buliński, Oyungerel Tangad
The article provides a concise introduction to two issues in anthropological research on shamanism:1) the conceptual use of the term “shamanism” and 2) the main methodological approaches to its study. It proposes a kind of cognitive map of shamanisms, shaped by key ideas from anthropology. The text also suggests a way to organize the extensive literature on shamanism from both paradigmatic...
Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
December 16, 2024
Anna Zadrożna
This paper explores the experiences and perspectives of people from Poland who engage with psychoactive plants, referred to by me as the Plants, such as ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, and mescaline-containing cacti-for healing and personal growth. Based on fourteen in-depth interviews and analysis of online discussions, the paper examines how my interlocutors conceptualize health, disease,...
Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
December 16, 2024
Dominik Rutana
This article examines the diverse forms of shamanic death rituals observed in Korea from a historical perspective. Korean shamanism, or musok, is a highly dynamic form of faith centred on the figure of the shaman, associated rituals, and a worldview that has been passed down orally among shamans from generation to generation. It is important to note, however, that this worldview, and therefore...
Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
December 16, 2024
Ana Verônica de Sá Resende, Txanawa Inu Bake, Fabrício Borges Carrijo
The Huni Kuin people, inhabiting the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and Peru, have mastered the use of ayahuasca, which serves as a conduit bridging different realms of existence. Grounded in an immersive personal experience of participating in an ayahuasca ceremony, this paper explores ayahuasca rituals in a Huni Kuin community in the Brazilian state of Acre, focusing on their healing purposes...
Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia
2017
Anna Przytomska
Reproduction and aggression: shamanic practices among Quichuas from Ecuador (Imbabura