Shamans by Ronald Hutton

Shamans by Ronald Hutton

With their ability to enter trances, to change into the bodies of other creatures, and to fly through the northern skies, shamans are the subject of both popular and scholarly fascination. In Shamans: Siberian Spirituality and the Western ImaginationRonald Hutton looks at what is really known about both the shamans of Siberia and about others spread throughout the world. He traces the growth of knowledge of shamans in Imperial and Stalinist Russia, descibes local variations and different types of shamanism, and explores more recent western influences on its history and modern practice. This is a challenging book by one of the world's leading authorities on Paganism.

Ronald Hutton is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. As well as several major works on the British Civil War and seventeenth century history he is also the author of the Stations of the Sun, The Triumph of the Moon (Oxford University Press), Shamans: Siberian Spirituality and the Western Imagination and Witches, Druids and King Arthur (both Hambledon).

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ISBN 13	9781847250278
ISBN 10	1847250270
Title	Shamans
Author	Ronald Hutton
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2007-08-01
Number of pages	232
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