“Basic Shamanismˮ as a Syncretic Phenomenon in Modern Culture
IZVESTIYA VUZOV SEVERO-KAVKAZSKII REGION SOCIAL SCIENCES June 30, 2022 O. A. Polyakova
Neo-shamanism is a syncretic phenomenon in modern culture that blends elements of traditional shamanism with modern psychology and esotericism. The paper examines Michael Harner's "basic shamanism" as a new religious movement in Europe, North America, and Russia, exploring its emergence, development, and significance in spiritual life. It describes how shamanism is reborn and transformed through the shaman's journey into an unseemly reality and the construction of a three-world cosmology. Neo-shamanism aims to preserve traditional knowledge for future generations by defining its nature and influence on mass culture. Shamanism can form and develop relations between humans and nature, recording prospects in modern culture.