Medical Anthropology, Shamanism, Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Alternative Medicine - General & Miscellaneous, Socio-Cultural Anthropology - General & Miscellaneous, Physical Anthropology
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Overview
Compares the development of the shaman, or medicine man, among tribal societies. A go-between for man and the spirit world, the shaman explains and resolves issues surrounding misfortunes, bodily ailments, and death. In drawing from tribal societies around the world, the author discusses causes (ill winds, evils spirits) and cures (exorcism, enchanted drinks).Synopsis
An unabridged republication of a volume first published in 1923 by the Macmillan Company, New York under the title The Medicine Man: A Sociological Study of the Character and Evolution of Shamanism. Maddox, a philosophy scholar, addresses such topics as the perceived causes of personal afflictions as well as cures and the making of the medicine man, female shamans, charlatans, the social position and functions of the shaman, and many other details. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
May 1, 2003
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pages
352
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780486427072