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The nature of shamanism and the shamanic story / Michael Berman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 172 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781443808149
  • 1443808148
  • 9786612191794
  • 6612191791
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nature of shamanism and the shamanic story.DDC classification:
  • 201/.44 22
LOC classification:
  • BL2370.5 .B47 2007eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
A definition and a brief history of Shamanism -- Shamanism : a religion, a way of life, or a methodology? -- Shamanic journeys : to the Lower, Middle, and Upper World -- The Shamanic story of Jonah -- Shamanic stories from Georgia -- Bundles : a contemporary Shamanic story from Germany -- A Shamanic story from Korea -- The parallels between Shaman and the storyteller.
Summary: The book makes out a case for the introduction of a new genre of tale, the shamanic story, which has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey, or contains a number of the elements that are typical of such a journey. The stories featured are.
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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)539792

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is a revised and updated version of The shaman & the storyteller, first published by Superscript in 2005"--Title page verso

A definition and a brief history of Shamanism -- Shamanism : a religion, a way of life, or a methodology? -- Shamanic journeys : to the Lower, Middle, and Upper World -- The Shamanic story of Jonah -- Shamanic stories from Georgia -- Bundles : a contemporary Shamanic story from Germany -- A Shamanic story from Korea -- The parallels between Shaman and the storyteller.

Print version record.

The book makes out a case for the introduction of a new genre of tale, the shamanic story, which has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey, or contains a number of the elements that are typical of such a journey. The stories featured are.

English.