SELF-IDENTITY AND POLYCULTURAL SPACE OF POSTMODERNITY: NEW FACES OF SHAMANISM
National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts Herald May 28, 2019 L. Shynkaruk, T. Danylova, O. Fedyk
Neo-shamanism, as a cultural, spiritual, and psychological phenomenon in the postmodern polycultural space, rejects classical rationality and dualist thinking, returning instead to mythological consciousness and harmony with nature. Shamanic magical thinking, inherent in human wisdom, involves merging the shaman's personality with deities or spirits or fetish worship. The shaman's consciousness is fragmented, with the self existing across multiple identities, reflecting postmodern identity's loss of unitarity and the multiplicity of the "I" or stream of consciousness. Emphasis on the miraculous and symbolic signals a return of the irrational. For modern individuals, shaman practices offer a way to transcend the self, maintain spiritual unity, and avoid emptiness, with neo-shamanism providing personal spiritual renewal and a psychotherapeutic method for mind-body healing.