Shamanism and the Origin of States
Spirit, Power, and Gender in East Asia
Sarah Milledge Nelsonas bold thesis is that the development of states in East AsiaaChina, Japan, Koreaawas an outgrowth of the leadership in smaller communities guided by shamans. Using a mixture of historical documents, mythology, archaeological data, and ethnographic studies of contemporary shamans, she builds a case for shamans being the driving force behind the blossoming of complex societies. More interesting, shamans in East Asia are generally women, who used their access to the spirit world to take leadership roles. This work challenges traditional interpretations growth of Asian states, which is overlaid with later Confucian notions o…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-59874-132-2
- EAN: 9781598741322
- Produktnummer: 23306607
- Verlag: Left Coast Press Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 454 g
- Abbildungen: 50 illustrations and maps
- Gewicht: 454
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
SARAH MILLEDGE NELSON is John Evans Distinguished Professor at the University of Denver. Nelson is a specialist in cultural development, the origins of agriculture, and gender in the ancient world. She has done extensive fieldwork in Korea, China, and the American West.
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