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The Shamaness in Asia - Gender, Religion and the State (Paperback)
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The Shamaness in Asia - Gender, Religion and the State (Paperback)
Series: Vitality of Indigenous Religions
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This book concentrates on female shamanisms in Asia and their
relationship with the state and other religions, offering a
perspective on gender and shamanism that has often been neglected
in previous accounts. An international range of contributors cover
a broad geographical scope, ranging from Siberia to South Asia, and
Iran to Japan. Several key themes are considered, including the
role of bureaucratic established religions in integrating,
challenging and fighting shamanic practices, the position of women
within shamaniccomplexes, and perceptions of the body,. Beginning
with a chapter that places the shamaness at the centre of the
discussion, chapters then approach these issues in a variety of
ways, from historically informed accounts, to presenting the
findings of extensive ethnographic research by the authors
themselves. Offering an important counterbalance to male dominated
accounts of shamanism, this book will be of great interest to
scholars of Indigenous Peoples across Religious Studies,
Anthropology, Asian Studies, and Gender Studies.
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