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The ecstatic technique of shamanism does not involve itself in the broad
range of ecstasy reported in the history of religion. It is specifically
focused on the transpersonal movement of the consciousness of the
shaman into higher or lower realms of consciousness and existence.
Another aspect of shamanism is that compared to other spiritual
traditions, it is a path that the individual walks alone. While much of
the focus of shamanic studies has been on the shamanic complexes of north
and central Asia, shamanism is a universal phenomenon, not confined to any
particular region or culture.
Shaman comes from the language of the Tungus of North-Central Asia. It
came into use in English via Russian.
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techniques of ecstasy. London, England: Arkana, 1989. xxiii, 610 p.;
22 cm. LC CALL NUMBER: BL2370.S5 E42
- McKenna, Terence. The Archaic Revival: Speculations on Psychedelic
Mushrooms, the Amazon, Virtual Reality, UFOs, Evolution, Shamanism,
the Rebirth of the Goddess, and the End of History. San Francisco: Harper, 1991.
267 p. ISBN 0-06-250613-7
- Harner, Michael J. Hallucinogens & Shamanism. Oxford University
Press, 1973.. xv, 200 p. illus. 22 cm. LC CALL NUMBER: BL65.D7 H37
- 90-44703: Heinze, Ruth-Inge. Shamans of the 20th century; with
contributions by Charlotte Berney [et al.]. New York: Irvington,
1991. xx, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. LC CALL NUMBER: BL2370.S5 H418 1991
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Shamanism: past and present. Budapest: Ethnographic Institute,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Los Angeles: International Society
for Trans-Oceanic Research, 1989. 2 v.: ill.; 24 cm. LC CALL NUMBER: BL2370.S5 S4915 1989
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