Alcohol as a Unifying Force in the Shamanic Community
Nanai Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tatiana Bulgakova (0000-0003-3868-0729, Herzen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 65-77 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1736-6518 • E-ISSN: 2228-0987 |
| Publisher | Estonian National Museum (PUBLISHER • EE) |
| DOI | 10.2478/jef-2018-0011 |
| OpenAlex | W2903872829 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The issue raised in the present article is shamanists’ ideas about why there should be unity in drinking in the shamanic community. In the framework of the shamanic worldview, each act of drinking, not only ritual acts but also everyday acts, can comprise the features of worshipping the spirits and making an offering to them. Hence there is the need to make an offering during any domestic drinking, and an obligation to share the drink with everyone present. From the shamanic perspective, by rejecting alcohol a person demonstrates a refusal to subordinate him or herself to the spirits, which can cause problems
Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Obligation · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Shamanism · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |