{"product_id":"shamanism-a-reader-paperback","title":"Shamanism: A Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShamanism has been practised amongst communities all over the world for millennia, and continues to survive today in both modern and ancient forms. \u003cem\u003eShamanism: A Reader\u003c\/em\u003e unites perspectives from disciplines including anthropology, psychology, musicology, and botany to provide an unique overview of modern writing on shamanism. Juxtaposing the traditional practices of indigenous peoples with their new and often radically urban reinterpretations, experts including Michael Harner, Milhàly Hoppàl, Majorie M Balzer and Piers Vitebsky raise questions about constructions of shamanism, its efficacy, its use and misuse as a cultural symbol, and its real nature.\u003cbr\u003eLocating its material in the encounter between traditional and contemporary, and within many forms of response to the image of the shaman, \u003cem\u003eShamanism: A Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential tribute to the vitality and breadth of shamanic tradition both among its original practitioners of Europe, tribes of America and Asia, and within seemingly familiar aspects of the modern west. Representing the best of classic and current scholarship, and highlighting the diversity of approaches to shamanism in an accessible and user-friendly way, this clearly introduced and organized collection sets a new standard for shamanic study in terms of the breadth and depth of its coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraham Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e has written widely on paganism and indigenous religion, and is the author of \u003cem\u003ePagan Pathways\u003c\/em\u003e (Harper Collins, 2001) and \u003cem\u003ePaganism Today\u003c\/em\u003e. He teaches at King Alfred's College, Winchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.2 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724045029439,"sku":"9780415253307","price":130.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e5b36d7218013933dc0f49fbb2bc19bb.webp?v=1765101288","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/shamanism-a-reader-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}