The Phenomenology of Corporeality: From Experience to Idea (In the Context of Shamanism)
E. Nam
Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta October 1, 2019 DOI: 10.17223/15617793/447/20 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind Shamanism |
| Key points | Argues that the body mediates between experience and the meaning it generates, making the body the primary carrier of meaning and the universal boundary of human existence. Proposes three ways of being in the world based on different bodily experiences, developed through a phenomenological reading of shamanic ideology and practice. |
Abstract
The article presents a phenomenological analysis of corporeality followed up by an analysis of key elements of shamanic ideolo-gy and practice by means of interpreting primary corporal and corporal-semantic situations. It is argued that the body acts as a media-tor between experience and the meaning this experience generates, and thus the body is the primary carrier of meaning as well as the universal boundary designating human existence. Three ways of being in the world are defined, based on different corporal experi-ences. The body immersed in
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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 |