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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, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, 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
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the description, “Legends” in the description, “Sagas” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· in description
    • “Legends”· in description
    • “Sagas”· in description
    • “Tales”· in description

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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Editions

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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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gegnir:991014340576706886
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