"The Ecology of the Spoken Word offers the first theoretical and experiential translation of Napo Runa mythology in English. Michael A. Uzendoski and Edith Felicia Calapucha-Tapuy present and analyze lowland Quichua speakers in the Napo province of Ecuador through narratives, so…
The Ecology of the Spoken Word offers the first theoretical and experiential translation of Napo Runa mythology in English. Michael A. Uzendoski and Edith Felicia Calapucha-Tapuy present and analyze lowland Quichua speakers in the Napo province of Ecuador through narratives, son…
Dislocation, which involves moving from a familiar place to an unknown place, is a common experience in this era of globalization yet it can cause a deep sense of alienation - people feel invisible, voiceless, and anonymous. A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience: Creating a…
Dislocation, which involves moving from a familiar place to an unknown place, is a common experience in this era of globalization yet it can cause a deep sense of alienation - people feel invisible, voiceless, and anonymous. A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience: Creating a…
Ayahuasca and shaminism
by Taussig, Michael T., Wilson, Peter Lamborn
fromExit 18 upstate monographs
Applying ethnography and folklore research, Contemporary Korean Shamanism maps this shift in perception about shamanism--from a sign of a backward, undeveloped Korea to a valuable, indigenous cultural asset. "Once viewed as an embarrassing superstition, the theatrical religious…
"Once viewed as an embarrassing superstition, the theatrical religious performances of Korean shamans-who communicate with the dead, divine the future, and become possessed-are going mainstream. Attitudes toward Korean shamanism are changing as shamanic traditions appear in stag…
Gods on Stage: A Mediated Performance -- The Changing Image of Musok in Films -- Agendas, Power, and Ideology in Museum Displays of Korean Shamanism -- Getting to Know a Korean Shaman through Television Representations -- Shamans Online: Internet Promotion of Musok Practitioners…