Historical Dictionary of Shamanism

by Robert J Wallis, Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis

Book Overview

A remarkable array of people have been called shamans, while the phenomena identified as shamanism continues to proliferate. This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Shamanism contains with examples from antiquity up to today, and from Siberia (where the term "shaman" originated) to Amazonia, South Africa, Chicago and many other places. Many claims about shamans and shamanism are contentious and all are worthy of discussion. In the most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442257970
• ISBN13: 9781442257979
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"