Shamanism as Psychopatholgy

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History

 

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Theodore R

 

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December 11, 2013

 

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University

 

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It is a practice involving an intriguing collection of phenomena ?including various trance states, magical flight, and spirit possession' (Bodley 2005:152). The shaman is expected to ?exhibit control of the supernatural powers which interfere with human life' which includes ?procuring game, driving away evil spirits, obtaining good weather, and curing the sick' (Drury 1996:13)...
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Bodley (2005:152) notes that anthropologists have had trouble being objective in relation to shamans, due to their religious and medical practices which differ greatly from those generally found in the west. Consequently, this misunderstanding has led some anthropologists to view shamanism as an expression of psychopathology, the manifestation of a mental or behavioural disorder...
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