The Shamanic Ritual of the European Court of Justice
Stanislovas Tomas
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | Argues that legal principles are analogous to shamanic spirits and judges to shamans, proposing a re-conceptualization of legal terminology through the lens of shamanism, with the European Court of Justice as an illustrative case. |
Abstract
The paper considers shamanism as an analytical model for the analysis of case-law making. The main hypothesis of this approach is that a legal principle is a contemporary analogue to a shamanic spirit, and therefore, a judge is a contemporary shaman. This theory suggests replacing such words as article, case and legal act by the notion of an amulet where spirits live. The paper represents an enlargement of the constitutional atheism proclaimed by legal postmodernism. The European Court of Justice performs the role of a practical example.
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| 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 |