[DISTANCE LEARNING: Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA]


SHAMANISM, from the Tribal Past to the Holistic Present

After a review of shamanism in the traditional tribal world of the past & the present, including interviews with highly respected shamans & shamanesses of our time, a comprehensive introduction to the profound affect of neo-shamanism in 20th-century art, anthropology, healing, film, & literature. Primary focus is a review of contemporary developments is North America.



Topics

  1. Shamanism of the Old Stone Age type: Then & Now.

  2. Shamanism of the New Stone Age type: Then & Now in Africa, Australia, North America, & Old Europe.

  3. Shamanism of the semi-tribal Bronze-Age type in Mesopotamia, Egypt, & Minoan Crete.

  4. Shamanism of the semi-tribal Bronze-Age type in North America & Mesoamerica (Mayan & Aztec).

  5. Shamanism of the semi-tribal Bronze-Age/Iron Age type in ancient China, contemporary China, & contemporary Tibet.

  6. Shamanism in the post-tribal Ancient World of Greece & Rome.

  7. Shamanism in 20th century Tribes Today (video interviews).

  8. Shamanism in 20th century Anthropology (book segments).

  9. Neo-shamanism in 20th century Healing (new medical history).

  10. Neo-shamanism in 20th century Literature (Castaneda, et al.).

  11. Neo-shamanism in 20th century Film.

  12. Neo-shamanism in 20th century Art of the Modern Era, from Post-Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism.

  13. Neo-shamanism in 20th century Art of the Postmodern Era, from the 1960s to the Present.



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