Towards a Post-colonial Reflection on Shaman and Shamanism as Conceptual Tools in Biblical Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20487932 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pieter F Craffert (0000-0002-5673-4770, 1 University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 173-215 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1023-0807 • E-ISSN: 1574-3012 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15743012-02603004 |
| OpenAlex | W3081799470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
The almost complete absence of any reference to the terms shaman and shamanism in Biblical Studies has its roots in the historical prejudice in Western scholarship against them, and originated from colonial ethnocentrism and Christian notions of superiority. However, the shaman, defined as a practitioner who based on the alteration of ordinary consciousness serves a community with particular functions, represents a recognisable pattern in numerous cultural settings while the growth in the multidisciplinary study of shamanism in recent decades shows a growth in one of the oldest patterns of religious activities in human history. The study of shamanism does not only provide a body of comparative research but analytical models for explaining the most extraordinary and anomalous aspects found also in biblical texts, namely, prophesy, divination, healing and exorcism as well as heavenly journeys and spirit possession
Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Consciousness · Demonology · Divination · Epistemology · Ethnocentrism · Exorcism · History of religions · Linguistics · Literature · Shamanism · Sociology · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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Conflicting perspectives on shamans and shamanism
Refutation and Desire
Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World
Mental Imagery Cultivation as a Cultural Phenomenon
A Methodology for a Deconstruction and Reconstruction of the Concepts “Shaman” and “Shamanism
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Shamans and Other "Magico-Religious" Healers
Shamanism
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Not to Be Aware Anymore
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |