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" Nine worlds of seid-magic : "
Jenny Blain.
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BL
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1032194
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b786564
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Blain, Jenny.
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Nine worlds of seid-magic : : ecstasy and neo-shamanism in northern European paganism /\ Jenny Blain.
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2002.
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xiii, 185 pages ;; 23 cm
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041525650X
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: 0415256518
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: 9780415256506
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: 9780415256513
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-178) and index.
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| Contents
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introducing shamanism, seior and self -- The saying of the Norms -- The Greenland Seeress: seior as shamanistic practice -- Approaching the spirits -- The journey in the mound -- Re-evaluating the Witch-Queen -- Ergi seiomen, queer transformations? -- The dance of the ancestors.
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"Shamanistic practices known as seidr, often involving interactions with the spirit world and states of altered consciousness, lie at the heart of the pagan religions of Northern Europe. This accessible study explores the ways in which seidr, a key element of ancient Scandinavian belief systems described in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas, is now being rediscovered and redeveloped by people around the world. The book draws on a wealth of research and experience to analyse the phenomenon and place it in context." "Written by someone who is a practitioner as well as a scholar, this is a unique exploration of what Northern 'shamans' do, and how they speak of the spirits they meet. It is set within discussions of shamanism, identity, insider ethnography and new directions in the anthropology of religion. It will fascinate all those with an interest in the possibilities for alternative spirituality in today's world."--Jacket.
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Shamanism-- Scandinavia, Miscellanea.
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Chamanisme-- Scandinavie, Miscellanées.
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11.98 other religions.
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Shamanism-- Scandinavia.
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Shamanism.
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Extase.
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Godsdienstige bewegingen.
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Heidendom.
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Sjamanisme.
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Scandinavia.
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293
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BF1622.S34B57 2002
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11.98bcl
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