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Social Context of the fujo: Shamanism in Japan through a Female Perspective

open access: yesAsian Studies, 2015
This study deals with the phenomenon of shamanism in Japan with the emphasis on the female perspective and the fact that women, in the first place, have dealt with shamanistic practices in Japan since ancient times. Could we say that shamanism was a tool
Iva LAKIĆ PARAĆ
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Tuvan (neo) shamanism as a religious and healing practice in contemporary world

open access: yesНовые исследования Тувы, 2018
The article examines present-day cultural and religious situation of the Tuvans in the republic of Tuva, as well as its implications in different countries.
Valentina I. Kharitonova
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Eskimo shamanism

open access: yesScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1967
Shamans and shamanistic performances have been described from almost all parts of the Eskimo world, from the Pacific Ocean and Bering Strait to East Greenland, and to judge from the records it seems that the position and traditional functions of the ...
Erik Holtved
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From respect to reburial: negotiating pagan interest in prehistoric human remains in Britain, through the Avebury consultation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The recent Avebury Consultation on reburial has drawn considerable public and professional attention to the issue of pagan calls for respect towards the care of human remains.
Blain J.   +11 more
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Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Predictions and Their Applications in the Mediterranean Region: Part I—Sources of Predictability and Prediction Skill

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The ability to predict climate fluctuations at seasonal timescales offers significant socio‐economic benefits. However, limited understanding of predictability mechanisms and model errors hinders forecast quality. Recent research has improved forecasting systems and data quality.
Gualdi Silvio   +12 more
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Shamanism in Contemporary Norway: Concepts in Conflict

open access: yesReligions, 2018
To choose a terminology for an investigation of shamanism in contemporary Norway is not entirely without problems. Many shamans are adamant in rejecting the term religion in connection with their practices and choose broader rubrics when describing what ...
Trude Fonneland
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Cultural formalism and spatial language in Belhara [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
When looking at ethnographies of Himalayan societies, one is impressed by the recurrent relevance and importance of spatial notions in cullural domains from shamanism to architecture, from belief systems to everyday behaviour, from religion to ...
Bickel, Balthasar
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