Shamanism

Shamanism
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9780313381829
ISBN-13 : 0313381828
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Book Synopsis Shamanism by : Michael J. Winkelman

Download or read book Shamanism written by Michael J. Winkelman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines shamanism from evolutionary and biological perspectives to identify the origins of shamanic healing in rituals that enhance individual and group function. What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices? All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.


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