Ancient traditions : shamanism in central Asia and the Americas
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Ancient traditions : shamanism in central Asia and the Americas
University Press of Colorado , Denver Museum of Natural History in cooperation with Ethnographics Press, Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California, c1994
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Papers from a symposium held at the Denver Museum of Natural History, June 1989
Includes bibliographies and index
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ISBN 9780870812835
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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.
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: pbk. ISBN 9780870813429
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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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