Ebook: Explore Shamanism

Shamanism is a complex and confusing subject. There are many different ideas about what shamanism is, who is a shaman, and what a shaman does. Explore Shamanism provides a much-needed up-to-date guide to the study of shamanism.
Focusing mainly on the shamans of Siberia and Central Asia, Explore Shamanism includes a historical survey of academic approaches to shamanism, an overview of the various theories about shamanism, and a discussion of the origins of shamanism based on the latest ideas.
There are also more detailed explorations of the initiation of shamans; the costumes, drums and other tools of the shaman’s trade; journeys to the spirit world; and the place of trance, spirit possession and ecstasy in shamanic performance.
Explore Shamanism also surveys revived and reconstructed shamanisms in the world today.