| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 172 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"This book is a revised and updated version of The shaman & the storyteller, first published by Superscript in 2005"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
A definition and a brief history of Shamanism -- Shamanism : a religion, a way of life, or a methodology? -- Shamanic journeys : to the Lower, Middle, and Upper World -- The Shamanic story of Jonah -- Shamanic stories from Georgia -- Bundles : a contemporary Shamanic story from Germany -- A Shamanic story from Korea -- The parallels between Shaman and the storyteller. |
| Summary |
The book makes out a case for the introduction of a new genre of tale, the shamanic story, which has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey, or contains a number of the elements that are typical of such a journey. The stories featured are. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shamanism.
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Shamanism. |
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Shamanism in literature.
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Shamanism in literature. |
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Experience (Religion)
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Experience (Religion) |
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Metaphor -- Religious aspects.
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Metaphor -- Religious aspects. |
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Christianity and other religions -- Shamanism.
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Christianity and other religions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Berman, Michael, 1951- Nature of shamanism and the shamanic story. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2007 9781847183569 (DLC) 2008378309 (OCoLC)173239381 |
| ISBN |
9781443808149 electronic book |
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1443808148 electronic book |
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1282191799 |
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9781282191792 |
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9781847183569 |
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1847183565 |
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