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• catalog abstract "The ecstatic and inspirational religious practices referred to as shamanism have long fascinated European intellectuals, theorists of religion, and anthropologists. Yet, despite an extensive literature on curing and trances, the political and historical significance of shamanic activities has been largely neglected. Shamanism, History, and the State offers a major reappraisal of the topic, drawing together nine essays that explore the contexts of shamanic practice in ancient Rome, south Asia, Siberia, Polynesia, and elsewhere. The contributors to the volume - distinguished anthropologists, classicists, and historians from England, Australia, and France - present new ways of thinking about social and historical connections and show that shamanism is not static and stable but always changing as a result of political dynamics and historical processes. They ask - and answer - important questions: What relationship have shamanic practices had with other indigenous forms of ritual authority? With state power? To what extent have these activities provided a focus for anticolonial protest? How have magic and cult activities been appropriated and internalized by states? This fascinating series of case studies exemplifies a new style of comparative anthropology. Shamanism, History, and the State will be essential reading for students and teachers of anthropology, classics, and comparative religion. Contributors are Tamsyn Barton, Susan Bayly, Mary Beard, Maurice Bloch, Peter Gow, Roberte N. Hamayon, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Caroline Humphrey, and Nicholas Thomas.".
• catalog alternative "Shamanism, history & the state.".
• catalog contributor b5905836.
• catalog contributor b5905837.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Marginal powers: shamanism and hierarchy in eastern Oceania / Nicholas Thomas-- Shamans, prophets, priests and pastors / Stephen Hugh-Jones -- Shamanism in Siberia: from partnership in supernature to counter-power in society / Roberte N. Hamayon -- River people: shamanism and history in western Amazonia / Peter Gow -- Saints' cults and warrior kingdoms in south India / Susan Bayly -- The slaves, the king, and Mary in the slums of Antananarivo / Maurice Bloch -- Astrology and the state in imperial Rome / Tamsyn Barton -- The Roman and the foreign: the cult of the "Great Mother" in imperial Rome / Mary Beard -- Shamanistic practices and the state in northern Asia: Views from the center and periphery / Caroline Humphrey.".
• catalog description "The ecstatic and inspirational religious practices referred to as shamanism have long fascinated European intellectuals, theorists of religion, and anthropologists. Yet, despite an extensive literature on curing and trances, the political and historical significance of shamanic activities has been largely neglected. Shamanism, History, and the State offers a major reappraisal of the topic, drawing together nine essays that explore the contexts of shamanic practice in ancient Rome, south Asia, Siberia, Polynesia, and elsewhere. The contributors to the volume - distinguished anthropologists, classicists, and historians from England, Australia, and France - present new ways of thinking about social and historical connections and show that shamanism is not static and stable but always changing as a result of political dynamics and historical processes. They ask - and answer - important questions: What relationship have shamanic practices had with other indigenous forms of ritual authority? With state power? To what extent have these activities provided a focus for anticolonial protest? How have magic and cult activities been appropriated and internalized by states? This fascinating series of case studies exemplifies a new style of comparative anthropology. Shamanism, History, and the State will be essential reading for students and teachers of anthropology, classics, and comparative religion. Contributors are Tamsyn Barton, Susan Bayly, Mary Beard, Maurice Bloch, Peter Gow, Roberte N. Hamayon, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Caroline Humphrey, and Nicholas Thomas.".
• catalog extent "viii, 232 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Shamanism, history, and the state.".
• catalog identifier "0472105124 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Shamanism, history, and the state.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
• catalog relation "Shamanism, history, and the state.".
• catalog subject "291.1/4 20".
• catalog subject "Cults Political aspects Congresses.".
• catalog subject "Cults Political aspects.".
• catalog subject "GN470.2 .S53 1994".
• catalog subject "Religion and state Case studies Congresses.".
• catalog subject "Religion and state Case studies.".
• catalog subject "Shamanism Congresses.".
• catalog subject "Shamanism Political aspects Congresses.".
• catalog subject "Shamanism Political aspects.".
• catalog subject "Shamanism.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Marginal powers: shamanism and hierarchy in eastern Oceania / Nicholas Thomas-- Shamans, prophets, priests and pastors / Stephen Hugh-Jones -- Shamanism in Siberia: from partnership in supernature to counter-power in society / Roberte N. Hamayon -- River people: shamanism and history in western Amazonia / Peter Gow -- Saints' cults and warrior kingdoms in south India / Susan Bayly -- The slaves, the king, and Mary in the slums of Antananarivo / Maurice Bloch -- Astrology and the state in imperial Rome / Tamsyn Barton -- The Roman and the foreign: the cult of the "Great Mother" in imperial Rome / Mary Beard -- Shamanistic practices and the state in northern Asia: Views from the center and periphery / Caroline Humphrey.".
• catalog title "Shamanism, history & the state.".
• catalog title "Shamanism, history, and the state / edited by Nicholas Thomas and Caroline Humphrey.".
• catalog type "Case studies. fast".
• catalog type "text".