Divination and the Shamanic Story
ISBN: 9781443806787
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Religion;

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...


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