As well, the modern sect Omotokyo, which claimed
shamanistic roots, experienced persecution by the government, but also operates today.
There he reminds us that Greek classical drama is not the only source for the modern stage, which also has links to the storytelling traditions and
shamanistic rituals of Central Asia.
Less distinctive, but still valuable, is Himmelheber's discussion of religious beliefs concerning the spirit forces of natural objects, animals, and humans; the function of naming; and
shamanistic and ritual practices.
In her informative introduction Turchi acknowledges that the word "shaman" has never been used in regard to customs on the island of Sardinia, but she maintains that
shamanistic practices have survived from the pre-nuragic neolithic period when shamanism was imported with the wave of Asian migration.
The cross-cultural distribution of essentially identical
shamanistic practices and beliefs implies a biological basis for these spiritual healing practices.
Shamanism and the Ancient Mind synthesises recent
shamanistic approaches to archaeological interpretation.
"As defined by the WHO, folk medicine -- sometimes called traditional and alternative/complementary medicine -- includes everything from chiropractic care and fad diets in New York City to porcupine quill injections in South America,
shamanistic trances in Siberia, Indian ayurveda, Arabic unani medicine and faith-healing with handfuls of chicken guts in the Philippines."
Kailash secures Nirvana in this life, while Jains and followers of Bon-po, the ancient pre-Buddhist
shamanistic religion of Tibet, also revere the mountain.
In part 4, "
Shamanistic Mediation of Meaning," Michael Ripinsky-Naxon presents "
Shamanistic Knowledge and Cosmology." The chapter discusses polar bi-unity, whereby the union of opposites synthesizes a psycho-epistemological understanding of the universe.
To do this work, Connolly counsels
shamanistic "arts of the self" inspired equally by Ni etzsche and Michel Foucault.
It's about
shamanistic themes that I'm personally interested in.