International: Shamanism In Northern And Southern Eurasia: Their Distinctive Methods Of Change ...

International: Shamanism In Northern And Southern Eurasia: Their Distinctive Methods Of Change Of Consciousness Michael Witzel, 2011   This article seeks to establish that the ‘southern’ shamanism of the San, Andamanese and Australian Aboriginals differs substantially from the well-known ‘classical’ Siberian version found in various forms in large parts of Eurasia and the Americas (‘Laurasia’). The typical southern (‘Gondwana’) shamanistic features of heat rising up the spine are linked to...

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