Shamanism and Violence

Power, Repression and Suffering in Indigenous Religious Conflicts

Davide Torri author Diana Riboli editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:28th Aug '13

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Proposing a new theoretical framework, this book explores Shamanism’s links with violence from a global perspective. Contributors, renowned anthropologists and authorities in the field, draw on their research in Mongolia, China, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, India, Siberia, America, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan to investigate how indigenous shamanic cultures dealt, and are still dealing with, varying degrees of internal and external violence. During ceremonies shamans act like hunters and warriors, dealing with many states related to violence, such as collective and individual suffering, attack, conflict and antagonism. Indigenous religious complexes are often called to respond to direct and indirect competition with more established cultural and religious traditions which undermine the sociocultural structure, the sense of identity and the state of well-being of many indigenous groups. This book explores a more sensitive vision of shamanism, closer to the emic views of many indigenous groups.

’...an excellent collection of no less excellent papers where one third of the authors belong to the editorial board of Shaman.[...] The style and the ’cool’ English tone of the book are outstanding.’ Shaman

ISBN: 9781409443865

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 498g

192 pages