Shamans/Neo-Shamans Ecstasies, Alternative Archaeologies and Contemporary Pagans

Name: Shamans/Neo-Shamans Ecstasies, Alternative Archaeologies and Contemporary Pagans
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ISBN: 9780415302029

ISBN-10: 0415302021

ISBN-13: 9780415302029

Edition: 2003

Authors: Robert J. Wallis

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Pagan rituals at Stonehenge. Modern day druids and witches. White Americans who claim to be healers in the Native American spiritual tradition. Are these legitimate manifestations of ancient religious practice, or simply a sham? Shamans and Neo-Shamans turns a critical eye to the shamanistic tradition in both antiquity and the modern world, and assesses the interface between the two. Robert J. Wallis does not denounce neo-Shamanistic practitioners outright. Rather, he produces a well-rounded assessment by drawing attention to important issues such as cultural appropriation, historical precedent, and engagement with archaeological monuments. This experiential anthropology, which rejects the…

Book details

List price: $160.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/18/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements


Introduction



'White Shamans'



Plastic Medicine Men?



Taliesin's Trip, Wyrd Woden



'Celtic' and 'Northern' Shamanisms?



'sacred' Sites?



Waking Neolithic Ancestors



Invading Anthros, Thieving Archos, Wannabe Indians



Conclusion


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index