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OverviewShamanism has always been of great interest to anthropologists. More recently it has been discovered by westerners, especially New Age followers. This book breaks new ground byexamining pristine shamanism in Greenland, among people contacted late by Western missionaries and settlers. On the basis of material only available in Danish, and presented herein English for the first time, the author questions Mircea Eliade's well-known definition of the shaman as the master of ecstasy and suggests that his role has to be seen as that of a master of spirits. The ambivalent nature of the shaman and the spirit world in the tough Arctic environment is then contrasted with the more benign attitude to shamanism in the New Age movement. After presenting descriptions of their organizations and accounts by participants, the author critically analyses the role of neo-shamanic courses and concludes that it is doubtful to consider what isoffered as shamanism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Merete Demant JakobsenPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Edition: 2nd edition ISBN: 9781789200492ISBN 10: 1789200490 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 10 December 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList 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 Seance 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 Afterword: The Way of the Teacher 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 IndexReviewsThis is a most useful book in the present discourse on shamanism, for it is one in which a specialist in traditional or classical shamanism who is also familiar with New Age shamanism compares the two complexes ... highly recommendable. Shamanism Author InformationMerete Demant Jakobsen (1952-2017) taught in Denmark, Britain, and Alaska. Having worked on shamanism in ethnography and literature for her Danish degrees, she completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford in anthropology. She was researching negative spiritual experiences at the Religious Experience Research Centre, Westminster College, Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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