The Role of Anthropological Literature in Contemporary Shamanic Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2953787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elina Hytönen-Ng (0000-0003-4082-2490, Independent Scholar [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-63 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Journal of European Cultures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-2923 • E-ISSN: 1755-2931 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ajec.2016.250104 |
| OpenAlex | W2400497730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Anthropology and anthropological literature have had an irreversible effect on the practice of contemporary shamanism. In this small-scale study, I look at the complex ways the literature has been recorded, initiated interest, revived and verified the shamanic practices. Over the years, anthropologists have also caused distortions in revived practices as they have left some things unrecorded. On the basis of written responses and interviews from shamanic practitioners and active drumming-group members, I demonstrate that the argument of neo-shamanism as the only form of shamanism still alive is not completely true. Attention is drawn also to the claim about the cycle of learning in contemporary shamanism. My argument is that the main part of learning in the deeper levels of shamanic practices still happens in face-to-face situations
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Epistemology · Shamanism · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Philosophy · Psychedelics and Drug Studies
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |