New Book by Dr Robert J. Wallis
02/04/2007
New Book by Dr Robert J. Wallis
Historical Dictionary of Shamanism
The Historical Dictionary of Shamanism published by Scarecrow Press is co-authored by Dr Robert J. Wallis, Associate Professor of Visual Culture at Richmond, and Dr Graham Harvey, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University, UK. Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as much as those of shamanism. In their engagements with otherworlds, some shamans converse with animals and ancestors, and are empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters and curse enemies. Other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities where their actions negotiate harmony between human and other than human communities. Ancient artists may have once painted shamans on cave walls, and now CDs bring shamanic performances to rave clubs and psychotherapeutic clinics, and Pagans are reclaiming their own shamanic inheritance. The Historical Dictionary of Shamanism explores the common ground of shamanic traditions and evaluates the diversity of both traditional indigenous communities and individual Western seekers.
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