Durkheim"s totemic principle, shamanism and Southern African San religions
The study reappraised Emile Durkheim’s totemic principle in relation to the origins of religion and culture, using, amongst others, speech act theory and recent southern African epistemologies, especially David Lewis-Williams’ theory of shamanism, potency and altered states of consciousness. The stu...
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| Language: | English |
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2021
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HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 77, Issue: 2 |
| Further subjects: | B
David Lewis-Williams
B Sa People B Mana B Shamanism B Animism B Emile Durkheim B Totemism B Potency B Altered States of Consciousness |
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