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Shamanism

Shamanism is one of the earliest and farthest-reaching magical and

religious traditions, vestiges of which still underlie the major religious

faiths of the modern world. The function of the shaman is to show his

or her people the unseen powers behind the mere appearances of

nature, as experienced through intuition, in trance states or during

ecstatic mystical visions. Shamans possess healing powers, communi-

cate with the dead and the world beyond and inuence the weather

and movements of hunting animals. The psychological exaltation of

shamanic trance states is similar to the ecstasies of Yogis, Christian

mystics and Dervishes.

Shamanism: A Concise Introduction traces the development of

shamanism in its many fascinating global manifestations. Looking

at shamanic practices from Siberia to China and beyond, it provides

an accessible guide to one of the world’s most ancient, notorious

and frequently misrepresented spiritual traditions. Placing special

emphasis on the climatic, geographic and cultural pressures under

which shamanic customs arose and continue to be observed, Margaret

Stutley summarizes and clearly explains the logic of a faith whose

fantastical elements hold a special place in popular imagination.

Margaret Stutley is a leading scholar of world religions and folk

tradition, and is the author of several books including Hinduism (1989),

Ancient Indian Magic and Folklore (1980) and An Introduction to Magical

Elements in the Bible (1991).

Shamanism

An Introduction

Margaret Stutley

To Enys Davies, Christopher Aslet and

Emyr Owen Jones for all their

encouragement and help.

First published 2003 by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.

reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic,

mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter

invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any

information storage or retrieval system, without permission

in writing from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British

Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

A catalog record for this book has been requested

ISBN 0-203-39816-5Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-39966-8(Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0–415–27317–X (hbk)

ISBN 0– 415–27318–8 (pbk)

Shamanism - An Introduction by Margaret Stutley (2003).pdf

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