The Ritual View and Inner Workings of Mongolian Shamanic Healing: Analysis from a Freudian Psychological Perspective
Oonos Narna
Mongolian Diaspora Journal of Mongolian History and Culture October 23, 2025 DOI: 10.1515/modi-2024-0022 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism Shamanism |
| Keywords | Freudian slip Irrational number Perspective graphical Power physics Epistemology Psychoanalysis Aesthetics Balance ability |
| Key points | Argues that the irrational elements in Mongolian shamanic communication possess a cultural and spiritual healing power that modern science cannot match, and that reason requires a discursive understanding and critical balance of these elements rather than their elimination. |
Abstract
Abstract The “irrational” nature of communicating with spirits in shamanic culture possesses a cultural and spiritual healing power that is difficult for modern science to match. The paradox of shamanic culture is that reason does not require us to eliminate irrational elements of emotion, mystical fantasy, and religious belief; rather, all that reason requires of us is to discursively understand, and critically balance these irrational elements. Based on Freudian psychology, we analyze the “irrational” qualities of Mongolian shamans and identify the inherent differences between Mongolian shamanic beliefs, the nature of religion, and the laws governing their operation.
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| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |