Deconstruction of the Trance Model: Historical, Ethnographic, and Contextual Studies of Manchu Shamanism
Social trends and historical contexts have popularized Eliade’s trance model in shamanism studies and have contributed to a famous academic debate. A case study on Manchu shamanism conducted in this article shows that a Manchu shaman functions primarily as a sacrificial specialist rather than a ment...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/4/496 |