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Ancient traditions : shamanism in central Asia and the Americas

Gary Seaman and Jane S. Day, editors

University Press of Colorado , Denver Museum of Natural History in cooperation with Ethnographics Press, Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California, c1994

  • : pbk.

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Papers from a symposium held at the Denver Museum of Natural History, June 1989

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780870812835

Description

Ancient Traditions is the result of a major conference held in 1989 at the Denver Museum of Natural History that brought together scholars and others interested in shamanism from the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780870813429

Description

Shamanism is the worlds oldest religion. The rituals and beliefs of this ancient tradition were carried from Asia and Siberia into the New World by nomadic hunting bands beginning 12,000 years ago. This unique collection of essays on shamanism in Central Asia and the Indian Americas provides sound and engaging scholarship that reflects the great diversity in this fascinating field. First published in 1994, Ancient Traditions has become a vital, frequently cited reference in the ongoing study of ancient religions. Over the centuries, shamanism has endured as an abiding topic of interest not only because of a human concern with the past but also because of a common yearning to acknowledge life lived in closer symbolic relationship to the earth. For readers interested in indigenous cultures and religions, this collection of essays clarifies much of the New Age speculation on universals in shamanism, offering solid research on specific ethnic and historical expressions.

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  • NCID
    BA24249131
  • ISBN
    • 0870812831
    • 9780870813429
  • LCCN
    93047593
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Niwot, Colo.,Denver
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 312 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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