Notes. Bibliogr. dissém. Index.

A Shamanic Semantic Plurality: Dhamis and jhakris of western Nepal / Maskarinec, G.G. -- The Shaman and the Witch: An analytical approach to shamanic poetry in the Himalayas / Greve, R. -- Shamanism in Nepal: Modalities of ecstatic experience / Mastromattei, R. -- The Way of the Soul to the Otherworld and the Nanai Shaman / Gaer, E. -- Shamanic Practices among the Minorities of South-West China / Shi Kun -- Shamans and Shamanism of the Oroqens / Qiu Pu -- Shamans in Manchuria / Wu Bing-An -- The Realities of Korean Shamanism / Kim, T.-G. -- The Recruitment of Shamans in Korea : The symbiosis between cultural idioms and performing arts / Choi, C. -- Shamanic Sex Roles in Traditional Labrador Inuit Society / Taylor, J.G. -- Shamans-of-Old in Southern Alaska / Mousalimas, S.A. -- Treatment of Shaman Spirits in Contemporary Tlingit Oratory / Dauenhauer, N.M. & R. -- Theoretical Problems in the Study of Inuit Shamanism / Oosten J. -- The Shamanistic Aspect of the Crystal Magic / Okladnikova, E.A. -- Altered States of Consciousness and Ancient Mexican Ritual Techniques / Gonzales Torres, Y. -- Who Are the Shamans of the Twentieth Century? / Heinze, R.-I. -- Trance, Social Transformation and Ecstatic Practices / Chavers, R.E. -- On Experiential Shamanic Journeying / Horwitz, J. -- The Neurophysiology of Shamanic Ecstasy / Goodman, F.D. -- The Use of Dreams in Shamanic Traditions / Krippner, S. -- Shamanism and Poetry / Revunenkova, E.V.