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Chargement... Shamans and Religion: An Anthropological Exploration in Critical Thinkingpar Alice Beck Kehoe
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A thoroughly enjoyable and concise read, "Shamans and Religion" addresses issues of uncritical thinking, as it relates to the concept of shamanism as a type of religion. This book should be required reading for all anthropologists and perhaps for others as well. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"The word "shaman" has been used throughout the history of anthropology to describe indigenous healers around the world. In this outstanding text, Kehoe argues compellingly that the term is misused when applied to practitioners other than those from Siberia, where the term originated. Applying critical thinking techniques as a way of examining assumptions presented as fact, she deconstructs many commonly held notions of what shamanism is and isn't, closely critiquing widely cited articles and books on the subject. The problems discussed bring up important anthropological questions not limited to the anthropology of religion. How does the ethnographer distance his or her own (usually Western) socialization when describing the empirical reality of a culture? How does the reader of the anthropological literature do the same when analyzing others' writings? Kehoe maintains that critical thinking, long the fundamental method guiding both academic scholarship and pedagogy, helps answer these questions."--Jacket. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)291.144Religions Other Religions Comparative Religion; Mythology (No Longer Used) Mythologies Categories of Religion shamanismClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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