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Looking at Us Through Their Eyes. The Analytical Process from Ethnographic Perspectives1
Journal of Analytical Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This article looks at the analytical situation through the Others’ eyes—through examples from contemporary ethnographies of foreign cultures. It discusses the following issues: a) The analogy between the ontological worlds of the dead, ghosts, animals and dreams in “primitive populations” and the analytical psychological descriptions of the ...
Stefano Carta
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Los cuna y sus saberes médicos. La “ciencia” de los “bárbaros” bajo la mirada del mundo ilustrado
Historia Crítica, 2012 This article analyzes some aspects of the medical knowledge of the Cuna indigenous people during the 18th century. It explores topics such as the representation of the phenomenon of health/ illness, the specialization of medical authorities, the ...
Jaime Andrés Peralta Agudelo
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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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Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
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Problem of Definition of Shamanstvo (the current approaches in Religious Stu dies)
Oriental Studies, 2018 The article is devoted to the analysis of some approaches in the modern researches on shamanism in connection with definition of essence of institute of modern «knowing» (medlgchi) in Kalmykia.
Elza Bakaeva
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Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mental privacy is a growing concern as neurotechnologies and digital mental health tools collect and process sensitive brain‐related data. In South Africa, cultural and religious diversity adds complexity to protecting mental privacy, with traditional healing practices, communal decision‐making, and spiritual beliefs influencing mental health ...
Marietjie Botes +4 more
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Shamans, Portals, and Water Babies: Southern Paiute Mirrored Landscapes in Southern Nevada
ArtsDelamar Valley is a unique landscape located in southern Nevada that contains places associated with ceremony and Southern Paiute Creation. This ceremonial landscape is composed of volcanic places, a large Pleistocene Lake, and an underground ...
Kathleen Van Vlack +2 more
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The correlation between faith and self-esteem with shamans and supernatural power
Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik, 2019 This research aims to provide empirical data about the relation between faith and self-esteem with shamans and their supernatural power among the tribal-based religious community in North Sumatra.
Godlif Sianipar
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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The agroecological practices of ethnic minority farmers in Vietnam's northern uplands are being reshaped by intersecting pressures of land‐use reform, market integration, and state‐backed crop promotion. Among Hmong communities in the south of Lào Cai Province (former Yên Bái Province) cinnamon was once valued primarily for its medicinal ...
Mélie Monnerat, Sarah Turner
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How are young Black Americans practicing spirituality contemporarily? Today younger generations of Black Americans are more likely than older Black Americans to identify as religiously unaffiliated or as practicing a non‐Christian faith. Drawing on 109 interviews with Black Millennial and Gen Z Americans, I examine how some of these younger ...
Terrell J. A. Winder
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