Vitebsky, Piers — Anthropologist and head of social sciences at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Great Britain. Vitebsky has written a detailed ethnography of the Sora of India and conducted research in Siberia (the recent The… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
South and East Asia — Piers Vitebsky illustrates the wide variety of practices that might be called “shamanism” in this religiously, geographically, ethnically, and politically diverse region. He notes that in Nepal the term shamans can be used to label “people who … Historical dictionary of shamanism
India — Piers Vitebsky argues that “shamanism [in India and widely throughout South and East Asia] is often the religion of earlier, aboriginal tribes” but is never entirely separate from the now dominant regional religions of Hinduism, Islam,… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Shamanism — Shaman redirects here. For other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman, of probable Khakas ethnicity.[1] Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a… … Wikipedia
Bibliography — As the scope of the dictionary entries and extent of this bibliography make clear, there is a huge range of literature on shamans, from introductory works, general discussions on such topics as definition, and culture specific ethnographic… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Kiriyama Prize — The Kiriyama Prize is an international literary award given to books which will encourage greater understanding of and among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. The prize was established in 1996. Past winners include Greg… … Wikipedia
Environmentalism — Shamans cannot strictly be identified as environmentalists because, as animists, they are members of a large community of life rather than being surrounded by an impersonal environment or “nature.” However, the common indigenous requirement to … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Songlines — For other uses, see Songlines (disambiguation). Songlines, also called Dreaming tracks by Indigenous Australians within the animist indigenous belief system, are paths across the land (or, sometimes the sky[1]) which mark the route followed by… … Wikipedia
Sora — An indigenous people of the jungle of Orissa, India. Piers Vitebsky’s fieldwork based book, Dialogues with the Dead (1993), concerns the mediatory role of Sora shamans between the living and their deceased relatives and ancestors. He discusses … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Neoshamanism — Part of a series of articles on Contemporary Paganism … Wikipedia
