shamanism fitting into contemporary “modern” world
shamanism fitting into contemporary “modern” world
The answer should be based on close work with the texts assigned before the prompt, rather than your own personal opinions. Substantiate your answers with specific references to the texts and authors assigned.
Drawing on the video about shamanism in Siberia, and the Humphrey article, how do you see shamanism fitting into contemporary “modern” world? Are shamans representing authority, or are they expressions of uncertainty that comes with cultural and political transformations? Are contemporary shamans, like the ones portrayed in the article and the film, religious specialists in Turner’s sense?
*400 WORDS DOUBLE SPACED*
*USE TEXT ATTACHED TO READ PAGES 143-190 TO ANSWER PROMPT !!*
*WATCH ATTACHED VIDEO TO RESPOND TO THE PROMPT !!*
VIDEO- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JPKkV8cCf0
TEXT- Pamela Moro anthology, “Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion, 9th Edition
*CAN BE HANDED IN PAST THE ONE DAY TIME PERIOD BUT MUST BE COMPLETED BY 6/12/19 AT 9:00 PM EASTERN TIME*
