The Oxford Handbook of the Anthropology of Religion February 19, 2026 Morten Axel Pedersen
Abstract Despite repeated pronouncements concerning its imminent death as a topic worthy of anthropological attention, shamanism has experienced a revival. However, it has not been subject to or the vehicle of much new and influential theorizing. Based on ethnographic work in Mongolia and Inner Asia, this chapter seeks to do some of the conceptual groundwork for a workable theorization of...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research February 17, 2026 Mukesh Gurung
This paper examines the significance of paraphernalia used by the shamans of Darjeeling Himalaya. The grant of Darjeeling on the 1st of February 1835 by the Chogyal of Sikkim to the English became a major turning point in the history of Darjeeling. The plantation of tea in the hills intensified the migration from Nepal. The emigrants carried their culture and traditions along with them. The...
Pharos Journal of Theology February 14, 2026 Manat Kanagatov, Tatyana Seryozhkina, Zukhra Ismagambetova et al.
The purpose of this study was to identify the ontological and cultural foundations of the shamanic tradition in the Turkic culture of Kazakhstan through the concept of altered states of consciousness (ASC). The research focused on how ASC structured the shamanic worldview, shaped ritual practices, and transformed under post-traditional social conditions. The methodological framework combined...
Religions February 12, 2026 Maciej Karasinski, Prasad Erancheri
This comparative study sheds light on the agency of nature and provides a lens through which to examine the intersection of ritual, ecology, and indigenous environmental consciousness in South Asia. The paper argues that the sacred groves are not just passive backdrops for human rituals, but dynamic spaces in which fauna, flora, rocks and other natural entities are actively involved in...