‘Shamanism’ in Twentieth-Century History
Caroline Humphrey, Urgunge Onon
Oxford University Press eBooks March 28, 1996 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198279419.003.0008 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Daur people in the 1920s and 1930s |
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | The author observes that despite Daur exposure to modern technology, multilingualism, political autonomy struggles from 1912, and involvement in modern social reorganization, none of this modern context appeared overtly in shamanic discourse, which remained markedly archaic. |
Abstract
Abstract By now readers may be wondering about the almost perversely archaic content of the shamanic materials I have presented. Here were people in the 1920s and 1930s of this century, within reliable reportage-range of great revolutions and new ideologies. Cars, planes, radios, and telephones were not totally unheard of. Many people knew several languages. Daurs had taken part in wider regional struggles for autonomy from 1912 onwards, and later their leaders were involved in modern schemes to reorganize society along with the Chinese, Japanese, and Mongolians. Yet absolutely none of this appeared overtly in shamanic discourse.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| 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 |