Shamanic Regalia in the Far North by Patricia Rieff Anawalt

Shamanic Regalia in the Far North by Patricia Rieff Anawalt

Patricia Rieff Anawalt probes deeply into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, and also points up the intriguing differences in the ritual garb as generation after generation sought to influence events through the aid of spirits. From the prehistoric Ice Age up to the 20th century, related peoples across these vast territories created a wide cultural universe derived from the cross-fertilization of ideas, oral traditions and art. With supernatural helpers, shamans sought to ensure their people’s survival by controlling and pacifying the spirits of the animal world. It was vital to have the ‘right’ clothing and equipment: it not only protected the shamans and enabled them to wield their power over the spirits, but also created a powerful mystique among their human clients. The surviving items of regalia, often collected by anthropologists under the most challenging circumstances, bequeath an acute sense of the animistic world and the early interactions between man and nature, offering us an astonishing window into the worldviews of our distant ancestors.

'A beautiful, intriguing book for those interested in dress, textiles, masks and how they inform a culture generally' - CurrentWorldArchaeologycom

Patricia Rieff Anawalt was an international authority on worldwide regional dress, and was Director Emerita of the Center for the Study of Regional Dress at the Fowler Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles. She is the author of The Worldwide History of Dress and Shamanic Regalia in the Far North.

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ISBN 13	9780500517253
ISBN 10	0500517258
Titel	Shamanic Regalia in the Far North
Autor	Patricia Rieff Anawalt
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2014-03-10
Seitenanzahl	192
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