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Shamanism and the Origin of States: Spirit, Power, and Gender in East Asia Paperback – July 15, 2008

by Sarah Milledge Nelson (Author)
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  3. Publisher
    Routledge
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    July 15, 2008
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"In this book Sarah Milledge Nelson suggests that shamanism was a significant building block for state formation in East Asia, and that women, who often had the shamanistic access to the spirit world, played an important role in this process. She shows how this would have been the case, by systematically going through archaeological, historical and ethnographic records of various regions of East Asia and surrounding areas, from Palaeolithic through early historic times, unravelling and rewinding various strands of mythological, ideological, documentary, and simply anthropological. Very convincingly, [Nelson] demonstrates the fun and value of an alternative approach to East Asian archaeology." —Fumiko Ikawa-Smith, McGill University

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Sarah Milledge Nelson explores a bold thesis that the development of states in East Asia—China, Japan, Korea—was an outgrowth of the leadership in smaller communities guided by shamans.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge (July 15, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598741330
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598741339
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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