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From “mind–matter” duality to “body–situation” mechanism —the phenomenology of the body on how shaman soul retrieval heals the sick [PDF]

open access: yesPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Background In recent years, the renewal of soul-centred shamanic soul retrieval theories has provided various theoretical interpretations of the shamanic soul retrieval phenomenon and has exacerbated the “explanatory gap” found in “mind–mater” dualism ...
Kan Feng, Mingyu Yang
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Shamans and “Dark Agencies”: War, Magical Parasitism, and Re-Enchanted Spirits in Siberia

open access: yesReligions
Alleged practices of magical assault and vampirism are a recurrent feature of popular explanations of misfortune in Tuva, South Siberia. Based on a field study of healing practices in an “Association of Shamans”, this article analyses rituals of ...

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State and Shamanism in Buryatia: From Antagonism to Incorporation

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2022
Introduction. The contemporary transformation of the place and role attributed to shamanism in social structures cannot be explained in isolation from social and political trends. Goals.
Maxim S. Mikhalev
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Functions of Shamans in the Buryat Epic Tradition

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2023
Introduction. It is urgent enough to reveal original features of epic traditions in certain ethnic environments to draw a general epic picture of Central Asian peoples. As is evident, shamanism has given rise to diverse epic and poetic genres.
Natalia N. Nikolaeva   +1 more
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Chinese Wu, Ritualists and Shamans: An Ethnological Analysis

open access: yesReligions, 2023
The relationship of wu (巫) to shamanism is problematic, with virtually all mentions of historical and contemporary Chinese wu ritualists translated into English as shaman.
Michael James Winkelman
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The image of a snake in the tales of the Altaians: ulu ‘snake-dragon’, ker-jutpa ‘chestnut swallowed’, jek-jylan ‘snake-eater’, jylan ‘snake’, moыys ‘monster-hero’, Abram-moos

open access: yesNomadic Civilization: Historical Research, 2021
The image of the snake is one of the most common characters in the mythology of the peoples of the world. This image is also quite widely represented in the oral folk art of the Turkic-Mongolian peoples, has a variety of interpretations in its various ...
S. B. Sarbasheva
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L’épidémie de poliomyélite de 1948-1949 : chamanisme, force vitale et auto-sacrifice chez les Inuit du Kivalliq

open access: yesRevue d'Études Autochtones, 2022
À l’automne 1948, une « maladie étrange » fait son apparition à Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), un petit village de la baie d’Hudson. Les Soeurs Grises en charge de l’hôpital sont les premières à sonner l’alerte.
Frédéric Laugrand
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Peran Dukun dalam Pemilihan Kepala Desa Pasir Putih

open access: yesPalita: Journal of Social - Religion Research, 2023
The role of shamans in the 2019 local elections is the focus of this study. In addition, the issue of the shaman's position in village elections is discussed in this paper. This study uses a qualitative method.
Andi Husnul Hatimah   +2 more
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Emancipative Islamic theology and Hifz Al-Din: Muslim youth resistance against shamanism

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
The resistance of Muslims to shamanism began when lies of the shamans were exposed on social media. Many shamans practise fraud under the guise of religion.
Hasnah Nasution   +5 more
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Images of Shamans and a Werewolf Girl in the Khakass’ Heroic Epic

open access: yesPolylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2022
We have considered the images of shamans and a werewolf girl in the Khakass’ heroic epic. The appearance of the images of shamans and female shamans is due to the influence of shamanism, which has been developed among all the peoples in Siberia. There is
Natalya V. Mainagasheva
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