Shamanism FAQ

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This FAQ about Shamanism was compiled and written by Dean Edwards deane@netcom.com with numerous contributions by others.

1. Shamanism: Terms used in this FAQ: Why were the terms used in this FAQ selected and do they have ...

2. What is Shamanism?: Shamanism is classified by anthropologists as an ...

3. What is Shamanic Ecstasy and how does it compare with other forms of ecstasy?: From the Greek 'ekstasis', ecstasy literally means to be ...

3. Shamanic Ecstasy: Trance States (or whatever title you want to give it): (The following edited extracts from a paper wrtten by ...

4. How does one become a shaman?: Some have wondered if the experience of shamanic ecstasy or ...

5. What is the role of personal crisis or trauma or crisis in theselection or development of a shaman?: A common experience of the call to shamanism is a psychic or ...

6. Does the presence of an active shamanic tradition necessarily mean thatthe society itself should be deemed "shamanic"?: No, not at all. The presence of shamanism in a nation or a community ...

7. What is meant by shamanic ecstasy and what role does it actually playin shamanism?: The ecstatic technique of shamanism does not involve itself in the ...

8. What is the origin of the word "shaman"?: Shaman comes from the language of the Tungus of North-Central Asia. ...

9. What are the usual roles of a shaman?: In contemporary, historical or traditional shamanic practice the ...

10. Shamanism: Why was this FAQ written?: This FAQ was originally written to support a new ...

11. What recommended books are available on shamanism?: (Items denoted by * are currently in print.)...

12. What useful books are available about Siberian, Central Asian, Finno-Uralic and Arctic shamanism?: 1. 91-22-00863-22: Ahlback, Tore. Saami Religion: Based on papers ...

13. Useful books about Celtic Otherworld Tradition?: (Note: There are also a number of other materials available ...

14. Useful books about nontraditional contemporary shamanism?: The following is a list of some materials available ...

15. Useful books about shamanism among Native Americans in NorthAmerica?: 1. Hultkrantz, Ake. The North American Indian Orpheus tradition; ...

16. Useful books about shamanism among Native Americans in SouthAmerica?: *1. 95-35703: Ayani, Jessie Estan. Kintui : visions of the ...

17. Useful books about African shamanism?: *1. 95-37708: Arden, Nicky. The spirits speak: one woman's ...

18. Useful books about shamanism in South and East Asia?: *1. 96-43233: Bernstein, Jay H., Spirits captured in stone : ...

19. Useful books about Shamanism and Ethnobotany?: *1. 94-75331: DeKorne, Jim. Psychedelic shamanism: the cultivation,...

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