Shamanism in the Contemporary Novel
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | Argues that contemporary novels use shamanism as a trope to depict shamanic figures and societies as marginalized, dislocated, and dispossessed by imperialist, colonialist, and capitalist encroachments across different historical contexts. |
Abstract
Shamanism in the Contemporary Novel examines how shamanism is used as a significant trope in a selection of novels. Özlem Öğüt Yazıcıoğlu contends that the shamanic figures and societies featured in these works have been subjected to marginalization, dislocation, and dispossession through imperialist, colonialist, and capitalist encroachments in different historical contexts.