{"product_id":"the-shamaness-in-asia-davide-torri-9780367279325","title":"The Shamaness in Asia: Gender, Religion and the State","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book concentrates on female shamanisms in Asia and their relationship with the state and other religions, offering a perspective on gender and shamanism that has often been neglected in previous accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international range of contributors cover a broad geographical scope, ranging from Siberia to South Asia, and Iran to Japan. Several key themes are considered, including the role of bureaucratic established religions in integrating, challenging and fighting shamanic practices, the position of women within shamanic complexes, and perceptions of the body. Beginning with a chapter that places the shamaness at the centre of the discussion, chapters then approach these issues in a variety of ways, from historically informed accounts, to presenting the findings of extensive ethnographic research by the authors themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering an important counterbalance to male dominated accounts of shamanism, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Indigenous Peoples across Religious Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, and Gender Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Davide Torri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367279320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367279325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Davide Torri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013732511999,"sku":"9780367279325","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9447c512-4c7c-43e3-a975-5508fe040ec8.jpg?v=1767744425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shamaness-in-asia-davide-torri-9780367279325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}