Shamanism
“Shamanic purity” and other 20th-century paradigms on drugs
By: GIORGIO SAMORINI – When scholars in the humanistic and scientific fields of research encounter drug-related topics, they express moral judgments dictated by a series of paradigms concerning drugs that emerged in the 20th century. Their cultural and psychological conditioning influence both methodologies and the interpretation of data, and consequently, research results. Limiting the focus…
An ethno-archaeological study of Shamanic Oddities from the Neolithic culture of South India reveals changes in folk rituals, particularly in the practices of Theyyam and Odiyan transformation
By: JITHU DHANIAN D. C., JISHA V. G. – Human migration, along with advancements in thought and discoveries, led to the formation of widespread beliefs and myths within belief systems. In the South Indian peninsula, regions along the Western Ghats have shown shamanistic traits since the Neolithic era. Our ancestors’ cleansing mindset gave rise to…
Becoming shamans among Digaru Mishmis and Sherdukpens of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: EVA UMPO, ASGHAR – Shamanism still plays a significant role among the communities of Arunachal Pradesh. Every community has its particular terminology for a religious specialist, a large population from Digaru Mishmi and Sherdukpen. Both communities still follow their age-long indigenous ways of shamanism, which have been passed from generation to generation. The present…
L’arte rupestre camuna tra Cervi, Caccia Selvaggia, Aquane e Nani minatori
anguane, anima, animism, animismo, arte rupestre, ash, Camuni, Cernunnos, cervo, cielo di pietra, copper, corvi, crows, deer, dwarfs, ferro, frassino, geese, iron, mines, miniere, nani, ninfe, nymphs, oche, petroglifi, rame, rock art, sciamanesimo, serpenti, Shamanism, sky of stone, snakes, soul, Valcamonica, ZeusBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – In this paper I’ trying to show that there is a relationship between rock art, a site where rock art is placed and the wider landscape, articulated according to the Camunian “mindscape” in Valcamonica, Italy. In particular, I believe rock art may be regarded, making Lødøen’s felicitous phrase my own, as…