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Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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Kulturní Studia, 2018 This article considers the purpose of shamanism in the postmodern age. It explores why Western tourists travel to the shamans of the Amazon to participate in the shamanic ritual with ayahuasca. The field research focuses mainly on a description of Amazon
Sylvie Abbasová
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The ecstatic body: notes on Shamanism and corporeity in Nepal
, 2008 Based on a series of ethnographic and photographic investigations carried out in Nepal between 2000 and 2007, this essay analyses the role of the body and corporeity in Himalayan shamanism, with special reference to the ecstatic condition.
Nicoletti, Martino
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To become a medium: Relatedness and apprenticeship in Australian spiritualism
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Within the modern Spiritualist movement, mediums are central figures who work to connect physical and spirit worlds. By attempting to provide evidence of the survival of the human spirit after physical death, conveying caring messages from the spirit world, and giving hope to recipients, mediums pursue a spiritual mission.
Charlotte Tribouillois
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Shamanism in Sweden : A distinction between practice and definition
, 2021 Sammanfattning: Shamanism har ständigt varit ett populärt ämne att studera, där bland annat problem med shamanism-begreppet har lyfts fram av en rad olika forskare.
Sirén, Elvira
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Tamburi nella steppa: saggio sullo sciamanismo mongolo-buriato [PDF]
Ethnorêma, 2012 The purpose of the present article is to analyze some salient features with regard to Mongolian and Central Asian shamanism. Following some preliminary considerations concerning the origin of Shamanism in general, here codified as a pre-religious ...
Stefano Beggiora
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中国東北シャーマニズムの現状と課題 ―エヴェンキ族のシャーマニズム文化とその近代化を例として― [PDF]
This study delves into the cultural and religious practices of the Evenki people, focusing particularly on their shamanism and totem worship. Shamanism, originating in the cold regions of Northern Asia, Northern Europe, and North America, is a natural ...
二ノ宮聡, 小野田亮, 50735016
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
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Shamanic and\or cognitive evolution
Documenta Praehistorica, 2006 Many misconceptions have been associated with shamanism. Recent studies, however, show a way to reinterpret basic concepts concerning shamanism. New field data from ethnology/anthropology, and studies on cognitive evolution have provided new results to ...
Mihály Hoppál
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