The origins of Shamanism, spirit beliefs, and religiosity : a cognitive anthropological perspective
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The origins of Shamanism, spirit beliefs, and religiosity : a cognitive anthropological perspective
Lexington Books, c2017
- : cloth
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-235) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity, H. Sidky examines shamanism as an ancient magico-religious, divinatory, medical, and psychotherapeutic tradition found in various parts of the world. Sidky uses first-hand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology, cognitive and evolutionary psychology, and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism, spirit beliefs, the evolution of human consciousness, and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Shamans and Shamanism: Issues and Problems from an Anthropological Perspectives
Chapter 2: Shamanism and Altered States of Consciousness
Chapter 3: Psychoactive Drugs, Chemical Ecstasy, Shamanism, and the Origins of Religion
Chapter 4: The Prehistory of Shamanism
Chapter 5: Shamanism and Upper Paleolithic Cave Art
Chapter 6: The Origins of Spirit Beliefs and Implications for Shamanism: A Perspective from the Cognitive Sciences
Chapter 7: Evolution of the Modern Mind, Spirit Beliefs, and Shamanism
Chapter 8: Shamanism and Spirit Beliefs among the Neanderthals
Chapter 9: Animism and the Shaman's Cognized Universe
Chapter 10: The Shaman's Path: Becoming a Spirit Master and Cosmic Traveler
Chapter 11: Shamanic Performance: Restructuring Reality, Healing the Sick, and Crisis Management
Chapter 12: Spirit Encounter, Shamans, and Anthropologists: Epistemological and Ontological Challenges
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