Haunted by the Archaic Shaman: Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism
Haunted by the Archaic Shaman critically engages the general discourse on shamanism by using ethnographic data gathered among different ethnic groups in the Nepal Himalayas to address several key conceptual issues and problems in the scholarly field of shamanic studies. Sidky not only tackles topics that appear beyond resolution to many, such as defining shamanism and delimiting its geographical scope, but also challenges on empirical and theoretical grounds several widely held ideas that have assumed the status of incontrovertible facts, such as the antiquity of shamanism and its place in the rise of human religiosity. This book makes a significant theoretical contribution to the field of shamanic studies and the anthropology of religion.
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Haunted by the Archaic Shaman: Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism
Haunted by the Archaic Shaman critically engages the general discourse on shamanism by using ethnographic data gathered among different ethnic groups in the Nepal Himalayas to address several key conceptual issues and problems in the scholarly field of shamanic studies. Sidky not only tackles topics that appear beyond resolution to many, such as defining shamanism and delimiting its geographical scope, but also challenges on empirical and theoretical grounds several widely held ideas that have assumed the status of incontrovertible facts, such as the antiquity of shamanism and its place in the rise of human religiosity. This book makes a significant theoretical contribution to the field of shamanic studies and the anthropology of religion.
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Haunted by the Archaic Shaman: Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism

Haunted by the Archaic Shaman: Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism

by H. Sidky
Haunted by the Archaic Shaman: Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism

Haunted by the Archaic Shaman: Himalayan Jhakris and the Discourse on Shamanism

by H. Sidky

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Haunted by the Archaic Shaman critically engages the general discourse on shamanism by using ethnographic data gathered among different ethnic groups in the Nepal Himalayas to address several key conceptual issues and problems in the scholarly field of shamanic studies. Sidky not only tackles topics that appear beyond resolution to many, such as defining shamanism and delimiting its geographical scope, but also challenges on empirical and theoretical grounds several widely held ideas that have assumed the status of incontrovertible facts, such as the antiquity of shamanism and its place in the rise of human religiosity. This book makes a significant theoretical contribution to the field of shamanic studies and the anthropology of religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780739126219
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/18/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 270
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

H. Sidky is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Miami University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Chapter 1. From Siberia to Nepal: The Discourse on Shamanism
Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Jhãkris and Other Intercessors: The Problems of Defining Shamanism
Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Myths, Narratives, and Ethnography: Clues for the Origins of the Jhãkri
Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Seized by Spirits: The Jhãkri's Calling, Initiation, and Training
Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Ornaments and Instruments of the Gods: The Jhãkri's Ritual Outfit and Paraphernalia
Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Altered States of Consciousness, Hallucinogenic Drugs, Spirit Possession, and Shamanism
Chapter 8 Chapter 7. The Jhãkri's Cosmos: The Nature of the Spirit World
Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Implicated in Evil: The Shaman and the Witch
Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Ban-Jhãkri: Supernatural Abductions and Shamanic Initiation
Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Jhãkri Basnu: Shamanizing and Ritual Drama
Chapter 12 Chapter 11. Shamanic Healing
Chapter 13 Chapter 12. From Nepal to Siberia: Disentangling a Conceptual Morass
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