The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity
A Cognitive Anthropological Perspective
Person: Sidky, H.
Year: 2017
Language: English
Scope: 254 p.
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- Contents:
- In The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity, H. Sidky examines shamanism as an ancient magico-religious, divinatory, medical, and psychotherapeutic tradition found in various parts of the world. Sidky uses first-hand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology, cognitive and evolutionary psychology, and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism, spirit beliefs, the evolution of human consciousness, and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity.
- H. Sidky is professor of anthropology at Miami University.
Title Information
Title: The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity
Person: Sidky, H.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
ISBN: 9781498551908
Category: Non-Fiction & Guidebooks, Society, Social Science
Format: ePub
Loan period: 21 days