The Nature of Shamanism

The Nature of ShamanismRipinsky Naxon explores the core and essence of shamanism by looking at its ritual, mythology, symbolism, and the dynamics of its cultural process. In dealing with the basic elements of shamanism, the author discusses the shamanistic experience and enlightenment, the inner personal crisis, and the many aspects entailed in the role of the shaman.

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This volume brings together the final reports of salvage excavations carried out in the vicinity of Tel Qashish in the northern Jezreel Valley

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shows that contemporary Jews have created a hybrid new form of Judaism

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the author shifts the focus of anthropology from a study of discrete cultures to one of alternative and sub-versions of large-scale global orders

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