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Two Faces of the Manchu Shaman: “Participatory Observation” in Western and Chinese Contexts

Religions, 2018
Russian anthropologist Shirokogoroff and Chinese ethnographers have provided different understandings of Manchu shamanism. The former approach is centered in the psychological dimension based on the Western context while the latter approach focuses on ...
Feng Qu
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The Reflection of Shamanism in South Korean Television Series [PDF]

Eon
This study explores the representation of Korean shamanism in South Korean television series (K-dramas) and examines how these productions contribute to the preservation and promotion of shamanic traditions in the context of globalization.
Paula-Grațiela CERNAMORIȚ
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La formation du chamanisme amazonien au Brésil : guérisseurs, leadership et pouvoir rituel

Brésil(s)
This article examines some of the transformations in the ritual and religious life of indigenous societies over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries who lived in the Eastern Amazon.
Mark Harris
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Konteks Budaya Gambar Binatang pada Seni Cadas di Sulawesi Selatan

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya, 2015
This article is based on a thesis with the same title on Archaeology Magister Program, Universitas Indonesia. This research relies on structuralist approach assuming that artists have potential choices to select motifs according to their artistic ...
Yosua Adrian Pasaribu
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Framing “African”: Music, Dance, and the Politics of Identity in Guyana's Emancipation Day Celebrations

The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Emancipation Day commemorates the end of slavery and is observed annually by African Guyanese on the first Monday in August. Celebrations provide a space to honor ancestors, express gratitude, mourn, and engage in cultural rejuvenation through communal activities such as night vigils, libation ceremonies, drumming, dancing, and pilgrimages to ...
Gillian Richards‐Greaves
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Introduction: Measuring Religiosity and Multi‐Religiosity in East and West

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 467-471, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The introduction to the spotlight set of research notes that are based on the Global East Survey of Religion and Spirituality briefly explains why we believe it is necessary to develop new measures of religiosity, the process of developing the questionnaire, and the key findings in this set of research notes, including the common phenomenon of
Fenggang Yang
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Spinning the Past Forward: Recording, Archiving, and (Re‐)listening to Siberian Phonograph Cylinders From the Jesup North Pacific Expedition

Museum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 2, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT The article examines the history of phonographic recordings from the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897–1902), a venture that shaped the methods of Siberian and Arctic anthropology for decades. The authors—a historical anthropologist, a curator, and an Indigenous Sakha scholar—trace how audio recordings made during the expedition have moved ...
Dmitry Arzyutov, Veronika Trotter, Vera Solovyeva   +2 more
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Literate Shamanism in Southwestern China

, 2012
International audienceThe classical definition of shamanism is based on the Siberian example, which excludes the use of writing. For this reason shamanism is usually associated with orality.
Névot, Aurélie
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MYTHOLOGY AND SHAMANISM IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE INUIT AND KAINGANG

Espaço Ameríndio, 2011
From the exchange system established between humans, non-human and superhuman this article will analyze the importance of mythological thinking and shamanism in social relations of the Inuit and Kaingang.
Rogério Reus Gonçalves da Rosa
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“We Have Come to Offer Something Which (They) Were Not Even Looking for”: U.S. Christian Conservative Evangelical Faith Missions in the Ecuadorian Upper Amazon

The Journal of American Culture, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 173-186, September 2026.
Diego Mauricio Cortés
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