Healing Powers and Modernity: Traditional Medicine, Shamanism, and Science in Asian Societies; Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing; Was ist ein Schamane?/What is a Shaman? Shamans, Healers, and Medicine Men from a Western Point of View
Medical Anthropology Quarterly June 1, 2002 DOI: 10.1525/maq.2002.16.2.254
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis abstract describes three scholarly books on shamanism and traditional medicine in Asian societies. The first, edited by Connor and Samuel, examines the interplay between traditional healing practices, shamanism, and modern science across Asian cultures. The second, by Winkelman, proposes a neural-ecological framework linking shamanism to human consciousness and healing. The third, edited by Schenk and Rätsch, explores Western perspectives on shamans, healers, and medicine men. The works collectively argue that shamanic and traditional medical systems remain relevant and dynamic, challenging simplistic dichotomies between tradition and modernity.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Book review or abstract of multiple scholarly works Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Traditional medicine and shamanism in Asian societies interact with modernity and science in complex ways, and shamanic practices can be understood through neural and ecological frameworks. |
Abstract
Healing Powers and Modernity: Traditional Medicine, Shamanism, and Science in Asian Societies. Linda H. Connor and Geoffrey Samuel. eds. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 2001. xiii. 283 pp.Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing. Michael Winkelman. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 2000. 336 pp.Was ist ein Schamane?/What is. Shaman? Shamans, Healers, and Medicine Men from. Western Point of View. Amélie Schenk and Christian Rätsch. eds. Berlin: Society for Ethnomedicine, Curare/ Sonderband, 1999. 260 pp.