Shamans, Spirituality, and Cultural Revitalization : Explorations in Siberia and Beyond /

Shamans, Spirituality, and Cultural Revitalization : Explorations in Siberia and Beyond /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, ©2011.
Description:	xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Contemporary anthropology of religion.
Subject:	Shamanism -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia. Shamanism. Shamanism. Russia (Federation) -- Siberia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8401349

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ISBN:	9780230110915 (hardback) 0230110916 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Shamans attract controversy and fascination well beyond their numbers. Personal experiences with shamans are based here on extensive fieldwork in several areas of Siberia and the Far East, including Khanty, Sakha, Tuvan and Buriat regions. The author outlines shifting ways that healers and healing communities are creating effective yet altered ritual environments, transcending harsh legacies of Soviet and missionary repression. Providing new angles on our understanding of the intersections of spirituality, religion and politics, she uses narratives about shamans to probe social and political issues of post-socialism, modernity, authenticity and indigenous rights. She argues that talented contemporary shamans and shamanic trickster-artists combine social leadership, charisma, creative talent, ecological sensitivity and healing gifts in their activist lives"--

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Summary:	Many voices clamor to be heard in debates about whether shamans cure, and whether shamanic spirituality is worth continuing or recovering in the twenty-first century. This book provides newinsights into the fascinating resurgence of shamanism through an exploration of the politicalrepression of religion and its transcendence
Physical Description:	xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780230110915 0230110916