This is an essay concerning Professor Roland Barthes’ plural writings, unique ethics and poetical didactics. First, it is aimed to demonstrate that in his work in Collège de France, Barthes does not convey only semiological contents and methods, but rather a true ethics of the signs. From an ethical dimension, it is highlighted the notion of Neutral, developed by the author according to...
This study explains how certain women in Chitral, Pakistan attains the status of spirit mediumship (Pari Khan) – a process where certain women attain the status and qualification to host spirits through which they claim to heal illnesses. For data collection, the study conducted in-depth interviews with spirit media, their assistants and clients, shamans, and clinicians; collected cases studies...
The relationship of wu (巫) to shamanism is problematic, with virtually all mentions of historical and contemporary Chinese wu ritualists translated into English as shaman. Ethnological research is presented to illustrate cross-cultural patterns of shamans and other ritualists, providing an etic framework for empirical assessments of resemblances of Chinese ritualists to shamans. This etic...
This article departs from the phenomenon of shamanism and legal perceptions of shamanic practices in Islam which are often found in people who still adhere to occult beliefs, and even become content or broadcasts in cyberspace. The aim to be conveyed in this article is to provide a legal perception of the practice of shamanism and present actions that counter occult matters, so that human...
Abstract During the last decades of the eighteenth century, knowledge about Siberia inspired Catherine II to create the main character of one of her comedies, The Siberian Shaman. Taking Foucault’s dispositif-concept as its theoretical premise, the present paper discusses the historical context in which The Siberian Shaman was written, deconstructs the identity of the comedy’s main character,...
As increasing interest has been shown in shamanism during recent years, it has been recognised that there is a strong shamanistic element in Old Norse myths and tales of magic. Mircea Eliade took as the essential quality of the shaman ability to enter into a state of ecstasy and to journey in spirit to other regions. He compared the myth of Odin hanging on a tree to gain knowledge with tales of...
Arte da CenaJune 20, 2023Carlos Henrique Guimarães
Os múltiplos saberes ameríndios guardam enorme riqueza sob seus segredos e para se obter as licenças necessárias para adentrar seus mistérios, é preciso, primeiramente, permitir-se experimentar uma perspectiva de mundo mundo bastante diferente das que as culturas ocidentais nos ensinam, deslocando paradigmas a respeito dos modos de subjetivação, de vida e de produção de conhecimento. As...
In a recent article, Messell and colleagues provide a curated list, the “Copenhagen Music Program for Psilocybin”. We test their music program with an experienced Indigenous therapist/psychonaut on a 3.5 gram psilocybin journey. Based on comments provided by the Indigenous therapist, we find the program contains musical choices that evoke specific colonial and religious contexts. We also find...
Given the title of this book and its well-known author, one can definitely be forgiven for any initial trepidation when approaching it as a serious academic publication. The Philippine babaylan (shaman) has become rather politicized recently, as the practices of Indigenous minority communities, many of whom retain some shamanic practices, have been appropriated by mainstream Filipinos seeking...
A cursory review of the literature shows that shamanism as traditional healing has been a subject of scholarly interest. Many foreign scholars have studied the Nepali shamans and their healing practices. Professor Gregory G. Maskarinec is known for his in-depth ethnographic study of the oral texts of Nepali shamans. He explored the shamanic world, particularly the meaning of mantras shamans use...