Anthropology & Humanism
December 1, 2001
Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer
18 citations
The agony of public and private changes in Russia (the Federation of Rossiia) has extended to indigenous peoples of Siberia. Focus on the Sakha Republic Yakutia) of the Far East enables analysis of diverse social, political, and spiritual transformations. Initial 1990s euphoria at the possibility of personal and community reform has yielded to confusion and soul searching. In such conditions,...
Complementary therapies in nursing & midwifery
August 1, 2001
M Money
23 citations
Any healing process--whether recovery from infection, physical trauma, or psychological distress--must entail the stimulation and direction of the body's own restorative functions. In former times these functions were called the vis mediatrix naturae. Arguably best articulated within traditional Chinese medicine (e.g. Reid 1993), many complementary therapies have identified this principle. The...
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
July 1, 2001
Roger Walsh
The nature of the experiences induced by shamans has long been a topic of considerable controversy. The experiences occurring during one of the major shamanic techniques, the shamanic journey, have been described in terms of various psychopathologies or as identical to the transcendent experiences of Buddhism and yoga. Despite such claims, careful analysis reveals that shamanic journey...
American Anthropologist
June 1, 2001
Brian Thom
Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey; An Anchored Radiance. Jay Miller. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999.185 pp.
American Anthropologist
March 1, 2001
Joan B. Townsend
Shamanism: Traditional and Contemporary Approaches to the Mastery of Spirits and Healing. Merete Demant Jakobsen. New York: Berghahn Books, 1999. 274 pp.
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
March 1, 2001
L. Pérez-gil
15 citations
A wide variety of terms are used in Yawanáwa shamanism to name both healers and the relations between these specialists and techniques of healing and aggression, a characteristic that appears heterogeneous and complex. However, there is unity behind this appearance, because all the techniques are based on the same concepts of power and knowledge. To show how these ideas are conceived by the...
Complementary therapies in nursing & midwifery
November 1, 2000
M Money
Shamanism is an ancient tradition which may offer profound insights into the healing process and to our whole understanding of health. It has an extensive historical and geographical distribution, and may contain elements essential to our understanding of humanity. This paper outlines the origin and nature of shamanic practice, and considers its implications for a number of current healing...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
2000
Manuel Almendro
2 citations
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Anthropologica
2000
Hope Maclean
4 citations
Abstract: This article asks what is the relationship between shamanic vision and the production of shamanic art? Based on interviews with Huichol Indian yarn painters in Mexico, the author shows that the artist's concept of the soul is important to understanding shamanic art. For the Huichol, the heart is the centre of shamanic inspiration and the vehicle for communication with the gods. This...
Anthropology of Consciousness
December 1, 1999
Michael Ripinsky‐naxon
The Soul of Shamanism: Western Fantasies, Imagnal Realities. Daniel C. Noel. New York: Continuum, 1997. 252 pages. $17.95 (paper)