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Shamans as Mythmakers and Psychopomps

by Omehra | Mar 25, 2013 | Books, Talks, Papers, CDs, Websites, Cultural Studies, Mythmaking, Studies on Shamanism

by Stanley Krippner Abstract: Shamanic practices provide a channel for basic human abilities to understand the world, describe this with language, and manage our knowledge of the limits of our lives. One expression of this is the shaman’s function as mythmaker,...

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