The Ethnopoetics of Shamanism
| Author | : M. Santos |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-08-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1137443685 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781137443687 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (687 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Ethnopoetics of Shamanism by : M. Santos
Download or read book The Ethnopoetics of Shamanism written by M. Santos and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last century, Western portrayals of shamanism have changed radically toward an ethnopoetics of shamanism. While shamanic practices had long been indirectly registered by Westerners, it is only since the late nineteenth century that they have taken on symbolic import within discourses of primitivism and debates over magic and rationality.
