{"product_id":"shamanism-history-and-the-state-nicholas-thomas-9780472084012","title":"Shamanism, History, and the State","description":"The literature on shamanism and related topics is extensive, but has in general been biased toward curing and trance; the political and historical significance of shamanic activities has been largely neglected. The contributors to\u003ci\u003e Shamanism, History, and the State\u003c\/i\u003e--distinguished anthropologists and historians from England, Australia, and France--show that shamanism is not static and stable, but always changing as a result of political dynamics and historical processes.\u003cbr\u003eContributors are Tamsyn Barton, Sysan Bayly, Mary Beard, Maurice Bloch, Peter Gow, Roberte N. Hamayon, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Caroline Humphrey, and Nicholas Thomas.\u003cbr\u003e\"The importance of this collection lies in the painstaking, many-sided ways in which it shows 'shamanism' to be a multifarious and continuously changing 'dialogue' or interaction with specific, local contexts. . . . Thus, rather than tackling the issue in principle, this collection tries to demonstrate through 'case studies' just how different 'shamanism' becomes if seen through a lens sensitive to history and the influence of institutions, such as the state, which seem far removed from it. I think the demonstrations add up to an impressive force.\" --Michael Taussig\u003cbr\u003e\"This new, ably edited volume provides . . . chapters that are rich in historic detail and that provide insights into general cultural processes and social interactions.\" --\u003ci\u003eHistorian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Thomas is Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow, Department of Prehistory and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOut of Time: History and Evolution in Anthropological Discourse. \u003c\/i\u003eCaroline Humphrey, author of \u003ci\u003eKarl Marx Collective: Economy, Society and Religion in a Siberian Collective Farm, \u003c\/i\u003e is Fellow of King's College and Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472084011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472084012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.05w x 0.82d","brand":"Nicholas Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076053168383,"sku":"9780472084012","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb03e592-d991-4261-a8d7-55e988740cc9.jpg?v=1685462907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shamanism-history-and-the-state-nicholas-thomas-9780472084012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}