An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 2

An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 2
ISBN-10
1404210415
ISBN-13
9781404210417
Category
Social Science
Pages
318
Language
English
Published
2007-08-01
Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Author
Christina Pratt

Description

Shamanism can be defined as the practice of initiated shamans who are distinguished by their mastery of a range of altered states of consciousness. Shamanism arises from the actions the shaman takes in non-ordinary reality and the results of those actions in ordinary reality. It is not a religion, yet it demands spiritual discipline and personal sacrifice from the mature shaman who seeks the highest stages of mystical development.

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