Revived Shamanism in the Social Life of Russia
Валентина Ивановна Харитонова
Folklore Electronic Journal of Folklore December 1, 2015 DOI: 10.7592/fejf2015.62.kharitonova (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Citations | 5 |
| Key findings | Argues that many contemporary Russian practices labeled shamanic have only an indirect relation to traditional shamanism, yet their adherents may identify as followers of traditional shamanism. The review describes how urban shamanism, experiential shamanism, neoshamanism, and related variants operate across religious, socio-political, cultural, healing, scientific, ethno-tourist, and economic contexts, and how shamans' and shamanic organizations' activities change with modern life. |
Abstract
The article reviews various modern practices associated with the concept of revived shamanism.Many of them have an indirect relation to actual shamanism and its revival.However, their adepts can consider themselves followers of traditional shamanism.The author reviews several variants of shamanic activity widely represented in modern Russia, such as: urban shamanism, experiential shamanism, neoshamanism, and also (neo)shamanism or shamanism.They are discussed, taking into account their religious, socio-political, cultural, healing, scientific, ethno-tourist, and economic (business) contexts.The study shows how, depending on various realities of modern life, the activity of specific individuals who identify themselves as shamans, as well as shamanic organisations (legally regarded as religious), changes.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallucinogenic Drugs and Plants in Psychotherapy and Shamanism | 1998 | Review | |
| Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Mexico: An Overview | 2008 | Review | |
| Healing, spirituality and integrative medicine. | 2017 | Review | |
| Introduction: Evidence for entheogen use in prehistory and world religions | 2019 | Review | |
| The Evolved Psychology of Psychedelic Set and Setting: Inferences Regarding the Roles of Shamanism and Entheogenic Ecopsychology | 2021 | Review |