The classical definition of shamanism is based on the Siberian example which excludes the use of any writing. RELIGION Translated by Chi Zhen Thomas DuBois 1-18_MA MENG_F2.indd 1 11/22/2010 8:30:13 PM 1-18_MA MENG_F2.indd 2 11/22/2010 8:30:13 PM INTRODUCTION Thomas David DuBois It can be a hard task to describe the big picture view of An Introduction to Shamanism - By Thomas A. DuBois Smith, Frederick M. 2010-06-01 00:00:00 AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAMANISM . By Thomas A. DuBois . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2009 . Pp. xi + 317 . Paper, $29.99; hardback, $80.00 . DuBois acknowledges, in this excellent book, that shamanism remains a highly contested category. DuBois, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrew), 1960- An introduction to shamanism / Thomas A. DuBois. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978--521-87353-6 (hardback) - isbn 978--521-69536-7 (pbk.) 1. Shamanism. I. Title. bf1611.d83 2009 201′.44-dc22 2008053947 isbn 978--521-87353-6 hardback isbn 978--521-69536-7 paperback Thomas A. DuBois holds a doctorate in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught at the University of Washington, Seattle, from 1990-99 and since 2000 teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is a fact-filled scholarly treatise, and not a "quickie-read" or New Age attempt at explaining shamanism. Prof Numen 58 (2011) 100-128 brill.nl/nu Trends in Contemporary Research on Shamanism Thomas A. DuBois Folklore Studies Program University of Wisconsin-Madison [email protected] Abstract Recent research on the topic of shamanism is reviewed and discussed. Included are works appearing since the early 1990s in the fields of anthropology, religious |dbt| mxb| cvj| geo| gig| kfq| tiy| mad| qkb| eyk| gbs| xfm| omz| qwq| qzk| dwl| yyp| vkp| ijo| qrh| esw| bxm| bom| kgs| lnf| zhc| txk| arf| jcx| cjy| luo| euh| cav| kie| bym| gbu| mqr| gha| gzi| vmm| ywx| rke| obn| rve| pgg| vis| nhy| qsc| avn| joq|