Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity - A Cognitive Anthropological Perspective

In The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity, H. Sidky uses firsthand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology, psychology, and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism, spirit beliefs, the evolution of human consciousness, and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Shamans and Shamanism: Issues and Problems from an Anthropological Perspectives
Chapter 2: Shamanism and Altered States of Consciousness
Chapter 3: Psychoactive Drugs, Chemical Ecstasy, Shamanism, and the Origins of Religion
Chapter 4: The Prehistory of Shamanism
Chapter 5: Shamanism and Upper Paleolithic Cave Art
Chapter 6: The Origins of Spirit Beliefs and Implications for Shamanism: A Perspective from the Cognitive Sciences
Chapter 7: Evolution of the Modern Mind, Spirit Beliefs, and Shamanism
Chapter 8: Shamanism and Spirit Beliefs among the Neanderthals
Chapter 9: Animism and the Shaman's Cognized Universe
Chapter 10: The Shaman's Path: Becoming a Spirit Master and Cosmic Traveler
Chapter 11: Shamanic Performance: Restructuring Reality, Healing the Sick, and Crisis Management
Chapter 12: Spirit Encounter, Shamans, and Anthropologists: Epistemological and Ontological Challenges

About the author

H. Sidky is professor of anthropology at Miami University.

Summary

In The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity, H. Sidky uses first-hand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology, psychology, and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism, spirit beliefs, the evolution of human consciousness, and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity.

Product details

• Authors: H. Sidky, Sidky H.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498551915
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5191-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Archaeology, Cognitive Sciences;Shamanism;Upper Paleolithic Cave Art