20 studies whose primary subject is shamanism were published in 2010, up from 8 in 2009. Newest first. Back to the shamanism overview
The Primitive Mind and Modern Man December 30, 2010 John Alan Cohan
Shamanism is a widespread healing discipline, grounded in animism. Healing, divination, rain-making and settling disputes are among the shaman’s duties. Many people rely on shamans for primary health care and spiritual guidance. The mind, body and spirit are treated as a unit by shamans. The shaman will seek to determine the supernatural cause of an illness. This can be anything from the...
Consciousness and Cognition December 1, 2010 Vince Polito, Robyn Langdon, Jac Brown 31 citations
Much attention has been paid recently to the role of anomalous experiences in the aetiology of certain types of psychopathology, e.g. in the formation of delusions. We examine, instead, the top-down influence of pre-existing beliefs and affective factors in shaping an individual's characterisation of anomalous sensory experiences. Specifically we investigated the effects of paranormal beliefs...
Anthropology & Humanism December 1, 2010 Bonnie Glass‐coffin 49 citations
SUMMARYFrom over 20 years of working with shamans and their apprentices in northern Peru and the United States, this article describes my own journey from scientist and skeptic to humanist and adept. It tells of the fundamental shift in consciousness I experienced as a result of a specific instance in which the veil between the seen and unseen worlds temporarily lifted, allowing me to engage...
Anthropology & Humanism November 21, 2010 Evgenia Fotiou 21 citations
SUMMARY Drawing from data collected during fieldwork from Westerners participating in ayahuasca ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon, I discuss the ways they make contact with spirits. I particularly focus on the issue of sorcery, illustrating differences in the ways it is perceived by Westerners and Peruvians. I argue that although it is possible that both populations have the same or very...
Journal of Holistic Nursing November 1, 2010 Lisa L Capps
Ua neeb khu (pronounced "oo-ah neng kue") is a ceremonial healing practice engaged in by Hmong Americans for the treatment of various health problems involving spiritually focused concerns that only a shaman practitioner is qualified to treat. A qualitative ethnographic case study method with participant observation was used to analyze a spiritual healing ceremony performed by a shaman healer...
Advances in Consciousness Research October 28, 2010 Elaine K. Perry, Valerie L. Laws
Among agents which alter the boundary between conscious and non conscious cognition, the ritualistic use of plant species (often in a spiritual context, hence ‘plants of the gods’) provides an example of long-standing empirical knowledge subsequently verified by scientific (chemical, pharmacological and psychological) evidence. Based on such an impressive record of acquired knowledge,...
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies August 18, 2010 Andries van Aarde
This article aims at conversing with aspects of the contribution Pieter Craffert (New Testament scholar from the University of South Africa) has made in his book on the historical Jesus, The life of a Galilean shaman: Jesus of Nazareth in anthropological-historical perspective (2008). In the book traits of the “shamanic complex” are heuristically used to explain the layering of traditions as...
The University of Queensland August 1, 2010 Samuel Burch
This thesis is comprised of two distinct but related components; a novel-length work of magical/shamanic realist fiction entitled The Naked Vine, and a critical exegesis entitled Return to the Theophanic Theatre: Shamanism, Magical Realism and the Ontology of the Imaginal Realm. Set in a contemporary Australian environment, the major component of my dissertation, The Naked Vine, explores issues...
Journal of Ethnopharmacology July 15, 2010 Olabode Ogunbodede, Douglas Mccombs, Keeper Trout et al. 54 citations
Aim of the studyThe aim of the present study is to determine in a procedurally uniform manner the mescaline concentrations in stem tissue of 14 taxa/cultivars of the subgenus Trichocereus of the genus Echinopsis (Cactaceae) and to evaluate the relationship (if any) between mescaline concentration and actual shamanic use of these plants.Materials and methodsColumnar cacti of the genus...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies July 1, 2010 Anette Kjellgren, Anders Eriksson 20 citations
This study investigated the experiences gained from a 20-minute shamanic-like drumming session. Twenty-two persons participated and made written descriptions afterwards about their experiences. A phenomenological analysis was applied which generated 31 categories, that were organized into six themes: 1) The undertaking of the drumming journey, 2) Perceptual phenomena: visual, auditory and...
Journal of Anthropological Research April 1, 2010 Ana Mariella Bacigalupo 13 citations
I draw on ethnographic and archival material collected between 1991 and 2008 to explore the story of a Mapuche shaman in her community in southern Chile and illuminate the ways in which particular marginalized groups see themselves in time. Francisca Colipi's unique position as both an anomalous, liminal outsider and a powerful mediator between internal community factions and ethnicities makes...
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2010 Francois Blanc
ABSTRACTThis article examines the neurobiological basis of the healing power attributed to shamanic practices in the Andes and Brazil in light of the pharmacology of neurotransmitters and the new technological explorations of brain functioning. The psychotropic plants used in shamanic psychiatric cures interfere selectively with the intrinsic neuromediators of the brain. Mainly they may alter:...
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry March 1, 2010 Boon-Ooi Lee, Laurence J. Kirmayer, Danielle Groleau
This study focuses on the therapeutic process and perceived helpfulness of dang-ki, a form of Chinese shamanistic healing, in Singapore. It aims to understand the healing symbols employed in dang-ki, whether or not patients find them helpful and whether their perceived helpfulness can be explained by the symbolic healing model (Dow, Am Anthropol 88(1):56-69, 1986; Levi-Strauss, Structural...
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2010 Bonnie Glass‐coffin 34 citations
ABSTRACT This paper discusses archaeological, historical, and contemporary ethnographic evidence for the use of the San Pedro cactus in northern Peru as a vehicle for traveling between worlds and for imparting the “vista” (magical sight) necessary for shamanic healers to divine the cause of their patients' ailments. Using iconographic, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic evidence for the...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics February 12, 2010 Jozef Ph. Hes 4 citations
Research Articles| February 12 2010 Shamanism and Psychotherapy Subject Area: Psychiatry and Psychology Jozef Ph. Hes Jozef Ph. Hes Ramat Hasharon Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Psychother Psychosom (1975) 25 (1-6): 251–253. https://doi.org/10.1159/000286876 Article history Published Online: February 12 2010 Content Tools Views Icon Views Article...
Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture February 8, 2010 Michael Winkleman 46 citations
The concept of the shaman has cross-cultural validity, reflecting common patterns of behavior associated with spiritual healing practices found in foraging societies worldwide. These empirical characteristics associated with these practices are examined from evolutionary perspectives and in terms of an evolutionary psychology that identifies their underlying biological bases. The physiological...
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks 2010 Barnaby B. Barratt
If there is a sense in which the entire universe exists within the energetic composition of every human body, then there is a sense in which Lhe subtle energies of our embodiment, impaci ihe entire universe. This is a centra] aspect of the agenda of transpersonal psychology; although more aptly, we will refer to them in the plural, as psychologies, since they are a diverse grouping of...
Cahiers de littérature orale 2010 Juha Pentikäinen
Sur les tambours des chamanes Sâmes sont dessinées leurs représentations mythiques du monde. Ces cosmologies sont figurées autour d’un soleil central et sont structurées selon un modèle sacré tripartite. Ce sont de véritables cognitive maps utilisées lors des séances de transe chamanistique. La face interne de ces tambours est elle aussi porteuse de significations ésotériques et rituelles (le...
2010 Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis
Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities...
Explore 2010 Nancy H Vuckovic, Jennifer Schneider, Louise A Williams et al. 9 citations
To evaluate participants' perceptions of illness, healing process, and experience of effects from shamanic treatment as reported from in-depth interviews. Consistent with a whole systems research model, qualitative methods were used to evaluate the outcomes and experiences of clinical trial participants. Quantitative results are reported elsewhere. Twenty participants completed five visits with...