Birds of Prey, Birds of Wisdom: Relating to Non-Humans in Contemporary Western-Based Shamanism

Birds of prey appear frequently in contemporary forms of shamanism. For example, Michael Harner’s Core Shamanism references the ‘power animal,’ or the authentic self, which sometimes takes the form of a strong and benevolent eagle. However, precisely how meaning and belief concerning these birds may...

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Autores principales: Ivanescu, Carolina 1979- (Autor) ; Groskamp, Nienke (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
En: Religions
Año: 2022, Volumen: 13, Número: 12
Otras palabras clave:B practice of shamanism
B netnography
B construction of meaning
B tradition and innovation
B Neoshamanism
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Sumario:Birds of prey appear frequently in contemporary forms of shamanism. For example, Michael Harner’s Core Shamanism references the ‘power animal,’ or the authentic self, which sometimes takes the form of a strong and benevolent eagle. However, precisely how meaning and belief concerning these birds may have been lost, challenged or (re)invented remains to be explored. In this contribution, we have used the methods and vision of netnography to explore the relationships between contemporary western-based, self-defined shamans and birds of prey: real, imagined or represented.
ISSN:2077-1444
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel13121214