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Title

Rediscovery of shamanic heritage / edited by Mihály Hoppál and Gábor Kósa.

Publication

Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó, c2003.

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Additional Authors

• Hoppál, Mihály
• Kósa, Gábor

Description

x, 360 p. : ill., 1 map; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Bibliotheca shamanistica, 1218-988X ; v. 11

Uniform Title

Bibliotheca shamanistica v. 11.

Subject

• Shamanism > history
• Shamanism > Congresses
• Shamans > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Congress
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "This volume is based on a conference that took place at Hungarian Culture Foundation, Budapest in April 2000"--P. [4] of cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• English; some songs in Iban with English translations.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : shamanic traditions as intangible cultural heritage of mankind / Mihaly Hoppal -- Pt. I. Shamanism and mythology -- An archetypal myth and its reality in Korean shamanism / Hung-Youn Cho -- Shamanic tradition in mythosophy of Kalmyks / Elvira Eevr Djaltchinova-Malets -- Mythology and shamanism in the ancient Chinese state of Chu / Gabor Kosa -- Shaman as the hero of a Kamassian tale : a riddle in narration / Peter Simoncsics -- The myth of Nishan shaman / Katalin Uray-Kohalmi -- Pt. II. Traditional roles -- Tamang healing rituals and psychotherapy : a comparison / Dagmar Eigner -- Esctasy and possession : a short contribution to a lengthy discussion / Ulla Johansen -- The shaman as preserver and undoer of life : the role of the shaman in Saribas Iban death rituals / Clifford Sather -- Living epic tradition among inner Asian nomads / David Somfai Kara -- Pt. III. Local traditions -- Nganasan shamanistic tradition : observations and hypotheses / Eugene Helimski -- Shamans in Buryat sacrificial rituals / Mihaly Hoppal -- Modern Kazakh shamanism / Dilmurat Omar -- The prophetic performance and the shamanic ritual : shamanism in the Bible / Barbara Wilhelmi -- The diversity and continuity of shamanism in Korean religious history / Yee-Heum Yoon -- Pt. IV. Shamanism and the modern world -- Video-ethnography and shamanic rituals / Majan Garlinski -- Korean shamanic heritage in cyber culture / Seong-Nae Kim -- Recognizing & celebrating the feminine in shamanic heritage / Barbara Tedlock -- Western core and neo-shamanism : trends and relations with indigenous societies / Joan B. Townsend -- Revival of Lakota Sioux shamanism / Daniele Vazeilles.

ISBN

9630580853

OCLC

• 55732602
• SCSB-10424851

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library