Ancient Traditions: Shamanism in Central Asia and the Americas

658 Pages·1994·3.26 MB·English

by  Gary Seaman

Ancient Traditions : Shamanism in Central
title:
Asia and the Americas
author: Seaman, Gary
publisher: University Press of Colorado
isbn10 | asin: 0870813420
print isbn13: 9780870813429
ebook isbn13: 9780585003962
language: English
subject Shamanism--Congresses.
publication date: 1994
lcc: BL2370.S5A48 1994eb
ddc: 291.1/4
subject: Shamanism--Congresses.
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Ancient
Traditions
Shamanism
in Central Asia
and the Americas
GARY SEAMAN
AND
JANE S. DAY
EDITORS
A joint publication of
University Press of Colorado
and
Denver Museum of Natural History
in cooperation with
Ethnographics Press
Center for
Visual Anthropology
University of
Southern California
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Copyright © 1994 by the Denver Museum of Natural History
Published by the University Press of Colorado
P.O. Box 849
Niwot, Colorado 80544
Ancient Traditions: Shamanism in Central Asia and the Americas is
based on the proceedings from "Nomads: Masters of the Eurasian
Steppe," volume 4 of the Soviet-American academic symposia in
conjunction with the museum exhibitions.
The University Press is a cooperative enterprise supported, in part, by
Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College,
Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University
of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of Southern
Colorado, and Western State College of Colorado.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ancient traditions : shamanism in central Asia and the Americas /
Gary Seaman and Jane S. Day, editors.
p. cm.
"In cooperation with Ethnographic Press, Center for Visual
Anthropology, University of Southern California."
Papers from a symposium held at the Denver Museum of Natural
History, June 1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87081-342-0
1. ShamanismCongresses. I. Seaman, Gary, 1942-. Day, Jane
Stevenson. III. Denver Museum of Natural History.
BL2370.S5A48 1994
291.1'4dc20
93-47593
CIP
Cover illustration © 1994 Martin Prechtel
Book design and composition by Cathy Holtz
The paper used in this document meets the minimum requirements of
the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence
of Paper for Printed Library Materials.
ANSI Z39.481984
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Contents
Contributors
Preface
Jane Stevenson Day
1. Introduction: An Overview of Shamanism
Peter T. Furst
2. The Attributes and Power of the Shaman: A General Description of
the Ecstatic Care of the Soul
Lawrence E. Sullivan
3. The Cultural Significance of Tobacco Use in South America
Johannes Wilbert
4. Walking on Two Legs: Shamanism in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
Robert S. Carlsen and Martin Prechtel
5. "The Mara'akáme Does and Undoes": Persistence and Change in 113
Huichol Shamanism
Peter T. Furst
6. Peyote Religion 179
Omer C. Stewart
7. From Shaman to Medicine Man: Transformations of Shamanic 187
Roles and Styles in the Upper Great Lakes Region
James A. Clifton
8. Shamanism in the Columbia-Fraser Plateau Region 211
Robert J. Theodoratus
9. The Dark Emperor: Central Asian Origins in Chinese Shamanism 227
Gary Seaman
10. Shamans in Traditional Tuvinian Society 245
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Vera P. Diakonova
11. The Shaman Costume: Image and Myth 257
Larisa R. Pavlinskaya
12. The Horse in Yakut Shamanism 265
Vladimir Diachenko
13. Texts of Shamanistic Invocations From Central Aisa and 273
Kazakhstan
Vladimir N. Basilov
Appendix: Bibliography of Publications in Conjunction with the 293
Museum Exhibition "Nomads: Masters of the Eurasian Steppes"
Gary Seaman
Index 301
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Contributors
Vladimir N. Basilov
Institute of Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of the USSR,
Moscow.
Robert S. Carlsen
Research associate in the Department of Anthropology, University of
Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 233, Boulder, CO 80309-0233.
James A. Clifton
Scholar in residence in the Department of Anthropology, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
Vladimir Diachenko
Institute of Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of the USSR,
Leningrad.
Vera P. Diakonova
Institute of Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of the USSR,
Leningrad.
Peter T. Furst
Professor of anthropology at the State University of New York in
Albany, and research associate at the University Museum, University
of Pennsylvania, 206 Hyland Avenue, Devon, PA 19333.
Larisa R. Pavlinskaya
Institute of Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of the USSR,
Leningrad.
Martin Prechtel
3650 Cottonwood Lane, Berthoud, CO 80513.
Gary Seaman
Associate professor and chair, Department of Anthropology,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0661.
Omer C. Stewart (deceased)
Professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology, University of
Colorado, Boulder.