Reluctant shamans: on the limits of human agency and the power of partible souls among the Kham Magars of Nepal

This chapter is based on a series of encounters with the Kham Magar novice shamans, men and women, young and old, whose narratives indicated a considerable degree of resistance towards the career of a shaman and suffering in the process of becoming one. To them, the power of the invisible world and...

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Päätekijä: Zharkevich, I
Muut tekijät: Lecomte-Tilouine, M
Aineistotyyppi: Book section
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Routledge 2024