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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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Ancient Traditions : Shamanism in Central Asia and the Americas
author
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Seaman, Gary
publisher
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University Press of Colorado
isbn10 | asin
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0870813420
print isbn13
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9780870813429
ebook isbn13
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9780585003962
language
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English
subject
Shamanism--Congresses.
publication date
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1994
lcc
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BL2370.S5A48 1994eb
ddc
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291.1/4
subject
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Shamanism--Congresses.
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Ancient Traditions
Shamanism in Central Asia and the Americas
GARY SEAMAN
AND
JANE S. DAY
EDITORS
A joint publication of
University Press of Colorado
and
Denver Museum of Natural History
in cooperation with
Ethnographics Press
Center for
Visual Anthropology
University of
Southern California
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Copyright 1994 by the Denver Museum of Natural History
Published by the University Press of Colorado
P.O. Box 849
Niwot, Colorado 80544
Ancient Traditions: Shamanism in Central Asia and the Americas is based on the proceedings from "Nomads: Masters of the Eurasian Steppe," volume 4 of the Soviet-American academic symposia in conjunction with the museum exhibitions.
The University Press is a cooperative enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of Southern Colorado, and Western State College of Colorado.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ancient traditions : shamanism in central Asia and the Americas / Gary Seaman and Jane S. Day, editors.
p. cm.
"In cooperation with Ethnographic Press, Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California."
Papers from a symposium held at the Denver Museum of Natural History, June 1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87081-342-0
1. ShamanismCongresses. I. Seaman, Gary, 1942-. Day, Jane Stevenson. III. Denver Museum of Natural History.
BL2370.S5A48 1994
291.1'4dc20
93-47593
CIP
Cover illustration 1994 Martin Prechtel
Book design and composition by Cathy Holtz
The paper used in this document meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials.
ANSI Z39.481984
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Contents
Contributors
vii
Preface
ix
Jane Stevenson Day
1. Introduction: An Overview of Shamanism
1
Peter T. Furst
2. The Attributes and Power of the Shaman: A General Description of the Ecstatic Care of the Soul
29
Lawrence E. Sullivan
3. The Cultural Significance of Tobacco Use in South America
47
Johannes Wilbert
4. Walking on Two Legs: Shamanism in Santiago Atitln, Guatemala
77
Robert S. Carlsen and Martin Prechtel
5. "The Mara'akme Does and Undoes": Persistence and Change in Huichol Shamanism
113
Peter T. Furst
6. Peyote Religion
179
Omer C. Stewart
7. From Shaman to Medicine Man: Transformations of Shamanic Roles and Styles in the Upper Great Lakes Region
187
James A. Clifton
8. Shamanism in the Columbia-Fraser Plateau Region
211
Robert J. Theodoratus
9. The Dark Emperor: Central Asian Origins in Chinese Shamanism
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