Shamanism : traditional and contemporary approaches to the mastery of spirits and healing /: traditional and contemporary approaches to the mastery of spirits and healing. (1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Merete Demant Jakobsen.
• Other Names: Jakobsen, Merete Demant
• Contents: List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Shamanism: Definition and Description Introduction The Origin of the Term Definitions of Shamanism Definitions of Shamanism by Two Organisers of Shamanic Courses Trance/Ecstasy Chapter 2. Early Encounters Between Explorers, Missionaries and Shamans The Work of Poul and Niels Egede in Greenland Chapter 3. The Greenlandic Angakkoq Apprenticeship and Initiation The Pantheon Paraphernalia The Séance Travels Healing The Concept of the 'Witch' Burial Customs Myths and Legends Angakkut in Oral Tradition on the East Coast Chapter 4. Neo-shamanism and the New Age Old Traditions Moulded to the Needs of Westerners in Search of Spirituality Courses in Neo-shamanism A Description of the People Participating in Courses The Basic Course in Shamanism The Paraphernalia Introduction to the Concept of Shamanism The Instruction in Journeying Power-Song and Journeying Healing Advanced Courses in Shamanism Approaches to the Role of Shamanism in Modern Society Manuals on Neo-shamanism Chapter 5. The Revival of Shamanism in Other Cultures Conclusion Appendix: Advanced Courses in Shamanism Nordic Shamanism and The Spirits of Nature Shamanic Healing and Spiritual Ecology Soul Retrieval Training The Soul Retrieval Bibliography; Subject Index; Name Index
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages)
• Subjects: 299/.7812; Shamanism -- Greenland; New Age movement -- Greenland; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism; RELIGION -- Comparative Religion; MEDICAL -- Healing; New Age movement; Religion; Shamanism; Greenland -- Religion; Greenland; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782384724; 1782384723; 1306562775; 9781306562775
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.