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Shamans, Spirituality, and Cultural Revitalization

Shamans, Spirituality, and Cultural Revitalization

Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2012
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Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
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9781137005564
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Many voices clamour to be heard in debates about whether shamans cure, and whether shamanic spirituality is worth continuing or recovering in the twenty-first century. This book provides new insights into the fascinating resurgence of shamanism through an exploration of the political repression of religion and its transcendence

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