Haunted by the archaic shaman
Subtitle: Himalayan Jhākris and the discourse on shamanism
By: H. Sidky.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780739126219
Subjects: Shamanism -- Nepal; Nepal -- Religion; Nepal -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From Siberia to Nepal : the discourse on shamanism; title: Jhākris and other intercessors : the problems of defining shamanism; title: Myths, narratives, and ethnography : clues for the origins of the Jhākri; title: Seized by spirits : the Jhākri's calling, initiation, and training; title: Ornaments and instruments of the gods : the Jhākri's ritual outfit and paraphenalia; title: Altered states of consciousness, hallucinogenic drugs, spirit possession, and shamanism; title: The Jhākri's cosmos : the nature of the spirit world; title: Implicated in evil : the shaman and the witch; title: Ban-Jhākri : supernatural abductions and shamanic initiation; title: Jhākri Basnu : shamanizing and ritual drama; title: Shamanic healing; title: From Nepal to Siberia : disentangling a conceptual morass.