Shamans, spirituality, and cultural revitalization: explorations in Siberia and beyond

Many voices clamor to be heard in debates about whether shamans cure, and whether shamanic spirituality is worth continuing or recovering in the twenty-first century. This book provides new insights into the fascinating resurgence ofshamanism through an exploration of the political repression of religion and its transcendence MARJORIE BALZER Research Professor at Georgetown University, USA and editor of Anthropology and Archeology of Eurasia. INDICE: Spirits Under Siege - Doctors or Deceivers? - Sacred Genders - Poetics of Sacred Language Through Time and Space - Flights of the Sacred: Birds,Trees and Open Body-Mindedness - Two Urban Shamans: Unmasking Leadership - Social Medicine? Religious Movements in Siberia - Sustainable Faith? Multiple generations of healing and spirituality - Sacred Trust: Doing Fieldwork in Siberia

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11091-5
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 25/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés