The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China
This Special Issue focuses on the continuing phenomenon of shamanism in China and contextualizes the contemporary practice of Chinese shamanism in a comparative context. It aims to promote critical thinking and theoretically oriented approaches that further our understanding of the revitalization of...
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| description | This Special Issue focuses on the continuing phenomenon of shamanism in China and contextualizes the contemporary practice of Chinese shamanism in a comparative context. It aims to promote critical thinking and theoretically oriented approaches that further our understanding of the revitalization of shamanism in contemporary China. It provides various perspectives on ritualism, symbolism, psychological states, and cultural mentalities and attempts to answer following questions: What is the ontological nature of Chinese shamanism? How have Chinese shamans adapted to the politico-economic circumstances of the contemporary Chinese order? How do the practices of Chinese shamanism mirror social changes in local historical contexts? How are shamanistic systems reshaped and reconstructed in the larger global context? How do shamanistic eco-cosmologies interact with other human and naturalistic environmental perspectives in China? |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1655342025-08-12T09:52:49Z The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China Michael, Thomas Qu, Feng shamanism Manchu bannermen clan livelihood of the Eight Banners Han bannermen Qixiang rite Manchu shamanism Maji Animal Spirit Beijing city other-than-human personhood cult of animals trance model Manchu court shamanism clan shamanism wild shamanism shamanic culture new era cultural intimacy reconnecting earth and heaven Daur shamanism ɔbɔː (oboo) ritual meanings and classifications of oboo ɔbɔː əʤin (oboo spirit) xal (clan)-mokun (branches of clan) mokun kurə (mokun circle 莫昆圈) the Tu ethnic group folk religion social order animist ontology wu shaman ethnological analogy priests mediums healers witch China evolution of Chinese religion sociocultural evolution of religion Oroqen sacred authority cultural symbol traditional elite bone-setting shamanic healing intangible culture scientific medicine traditional medicine Hexi Baojuan rituals of recitations sacred space therapeutic function n/a thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology This Special Issue focuses on the continuing phenomenon of shamanism in China and contextualizes the contemporary practice of Chinese shamanism in a comparative context. It aims to promote critical thinking and theoretically oriented approaches that further our understanding of the revitalization of shamanism in contemporary China. It provides various perspectives on ritualism, symbolism, psychological states, and cultural mentalities and attempts to answer following questions: What is the ontological nature of Chinese shamanism? How have Chinese shamans adapted to the politico-economic circumstances of the contemporary Chinese order? How do the practices of Chinese shamanism mirror social changes in local historical contexts? How are shamanistic systems reshaped and reconstructed in the larger global context? How do shamanistic eco-cosmologies interact with other human and naturalistic environmental perspectives in China? 2025-08-12T09:52:47Z 2025-08-12T09:52:47Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T110751_9783725840090_289 9783725840090 9783725840106 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165534 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/10925 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4010-6 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4010-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725840090 9783725840106 222 open access |
| spellingShingle | shamanism Manchu bannermen clan livelihood of the Eight Banners Han bannermen Qixiang rite Manchu shamanism Maji Animal Spirit Beijing city other-than-human personhood cult of animals trance model Manchu court shamanism clan shamanism wild shamanism shamanic culture new era cultural intimacy reconnecting earth and heaven Daur shamanism ɔbɔː (oboo) ritual meanings and classifications of oboo ɔbɔː əʤin (oboo spirit) xal (clan)-mokun (branches of clan) mokun kurə (mokun circle 莫昆圈) the Tu ethnic group folk religion social order animist ontology wu shaman ethnological analogy priests mediums healers witch China evolution of Chinese religion sociocultural evolution of religion Oroqen sacred authority cultural symbol traditional elite bone-setting shamanic healing intangible culture scientific medicine traditional medicine Hexi Baojuan rituals of recitations sacred space therapeutic function n/a thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China |
| title | The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China |
| title_full | The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China |
| title_fullStr | The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China |
| title_short | The Revitalization of Shamanism in Contemporary China |
| title_sort | revitalization of shamanism in contemporary china |
| topic | shamanism Manchu bannermen clan livelihood of the Eight Banners Han bannermen Qixiang rite Manchu shamanism Maji Animal Spirit Beijing city other-than-human personhood cult of animals trance model Manchu court shamanism clan shamanism wild shamanism shamanic culture new era cultural intimacy reconnecting earth and heaven Daur shamanism ɔbɔː (oboo) ritual meanings and classifications of oboo ɔbɔː əʤin (oboo spirit) xal (clan)-mokun (branches of clan) mokun kurə (mokun circle 莫昆圈) the Tu ethnic group folk religion social order animist ontology wu shaman ethnological analogy priests mediums healers witch China evolution of Chinese religion sociocultural evolution of religion Oroqen sacred authority cultural symbol traditional elite bone-setting shamanic healing intangible culture scientific medicine traditional medicine Hexi Baojuan rituals of recitations sacred space therapeutic function n/a thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology |
| topic_facet | shamanism Manchu bannermen clan livelihood of the Eight Banners Han bannermen Qixiang rite Manchu shamanism Maji Animal Spirit Beijing city other-than-human personhood cult of animals trance model Manchu court shamanism clan shamanism wild shamanism shamanic culture new era cultural intimacy reconnecting earth and heaven Daur shamanism ɔbɔː (oboo) ritual meanings and classifications of oboo ɔbɔː əʤin (oboo spirit) xal (clan)-mokun (branches of clan) mokun kurə (mokun circle 莫昆圈) the Tu ethnic group folk religion social order animist ontology wu shaman ethnological analogy priests mediums healers witch China evolution of Chinese religion sociocultural evolution of religion Oroqen sacred authority cultural symbol traditional elite bone-setting shamanic healing intangible culture scientific medicine traditional medicine Hexi Baojuan rituals of recitations sacred space therapeutic function n/a thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology |
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