The nature of shamanism and the shamanic story /

The nature of shamanism and the shamanic story /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Berman, Michael, 1951-
Imprint:	Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 172 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Shamanism. Shamanism in literature. Experience (Religion) Metaphor -- Religious aspects. Christianity and other religions -- Shamanism. Christianity. Experience (Religion) Interfaith relations. Metaphor -- Religious aspects. Shamanism. Shamanism in literature. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11174746

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ISBN:	9781443808149 1443808148 1282191799 9781282191792 9781847183569 1847183565 9786612191794 6612191791
Notes:	"This book is a revised and updated version of The shaman & the storyteller, first published by Superscript in 2005"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Berman, Michael, 1951- Nature of shamanism and the shamanic story. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2007 9781847183569

Table of 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.