Shamans, Souls, and Soma: Comparative Religion and Early China

One important innovation in twentieth-century sinology was the borrowing of the term “shamanism” to apply to early Chinese religion. While many scholars have employed this cross-cultural framework, others have rejected this use of the term “shamanism” for Chinese wu 巫 as excessively broad and ideolo...

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Main Author: Williams, Nicholas Morrow (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2020]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-173
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Chuci / China / Chu / Shamanism / Soul / Soma (Drink) / Comparison of religions / History 800 BC-300 BC
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Soul music
B Comparative Literature
B Shamanism
B Chuci
B Soma
B Comparative Religion
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)