The beauty of the primitive : shamanism and the Western imagination /
'The Beauty of the Primitive' explores how shamanism, an obscure word introduced by the 18th century German explorers of Siberia, entered Western humanities and social sciences, and has now become a powerful idiom used by nature and pagan communities to situate their spiritual quests and a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'The Beauty of the Primitive' explores how shamanism, an obscure word introduced by the 18th century German explorers of Siberia, entered Western humanities and social sciences, and has now become a powerful idiom used by nature and pagan communities to situate their spiritual quests and anti-modernity sentiments. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 434 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-423) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195172317 0195172310 9780198038498 0198038496 9780199785759 0199785759 |