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Libra Esoterica

Divination and the shamanic story

by Michael Berman

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

Description

Description from Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab)

Stories have traditionally been classified as epics, myths, sagas, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, parables or fables. However, the definitions of the terms have a tendency to overlap, making it difficult to classify and categorize material. For this reason, a case can be made for the introduction of a new genre, termed the shamanic story - a story that has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey (a numinous experience in non-ordinary reality) or one that contains a number of...

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles and Shamanism and spirit practice.

  • Divination and oracles

    Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the title, “Divination” in the subject metadata, and “Divination” in the edition title.

    • “Divination”· in title
    • “Divination”· in subject
    • “Divination”· in edition title
  • Shamanism and spirit practice

    Controlled discovery queries from gegnir matched “Shamanism”. Retained metadata contains “Shamanism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Shamanism”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
    • “Shamanism”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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1st ed

1 online resource (236 p.); Description based upon print version of record; Dewey classification: 203/.2; Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-220) and index; Publication place: Newcastle, U.K; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

2008Cambridge Scholars PubEnglish
  • 9786612190612
  • 128219061X
  • 1443806781
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