Communication of Tradition(s): Narrative Templates of Magical Healing in Urban Shamanism
Tatiana Bužeková
Traditiones December 2, 2023 DOI: 10.3986/traditio2023520102 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Practitioners in a group around an urban shaman in Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Keywords | Narrative Slovak Spirituality Aesthetics Literature Linguistics Archaeology |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | Folk tradition provides narrative templates that help practitioners remember and adapt spiritual healing concepts to local conditions. |
Abstract
The paper examines how Slovak traditional concepts related to magical healing are used in a group around an urban shaman living in Bratislava (Slovakia). It is argued that practitioners’ stories about spiritual healing are based on narrative templates which could be identified in Slovak traditional folk stories. It is concluded that folk tradition plays an important role in adapting alternative spirituality to local conditions because it contributes to better remembrance of spiritual concepts.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Plantas con madre": plants that teach and guide in the shamanic initiation process in the East-Central Peruvian Amazon. Curanderos, apprentices, and herbalists in East-Central Peru, including Mestizo,... | 2011 | Qualitative study | n = 36 |
| Purging and the body in the therapeutic use of ayahuasca Healers and participants in shamanic tourism contexts of the Peruvian Amazon and... | 2019 | Ethnography with literature review | n = 227 |
| The Globalization of Ayahuasca Shamanism and the Erasure of Indigenous Shamanism Western tourists and indigenous peoples in Iquitos, Peru | 2016 | Ethnography | |
| Shamanism and Rock Art in Far Western North America Historic hunter-gatherer cultures of California and the Great Basin | 1992 | Ethnographic review and analysis | |
| Working with “La Medicina”: Elements of Healing in Contemporary Ayahuasca Rituals Ayahuasqueros and Western participants in shamanic tourism in Iquitos, Peru | 2012 | Ethnography |
Citations in the library
Cites 7
- Trends in Contemporary Research on Shamanism Numen 2011
- Slippage: An Anthropology of Shamanism Annual Review of Anthropology October 21, 2021
- Shamanic Gift in the Global Village: Spiritual Energy and Biomedicine Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology December 1, 2019
- Contemporary Czech Shamanism: A Case Study of Ritual Practice and Healing Český lid June 25, 2020
- The “dangerous others”: Spiritual energy and contagion Český lid June 25, 2020
and 2 more in the library