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The Reindeer People

Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia

By: Piers Vitebsky

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The Reindeer People

Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia

By: Piers Vitebsky

Cambridge anthropologist Piers Vitebsky, the first westerner to live with the Eveny of Siberia since the Russian revolution, brings readers an extraordinary case of survival in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. of photos.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618773576

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9780618773572

Shamanism

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Shamanism

By: Piers Vitebsky

From the snowscapes of Siberia to the jungles of the Amazon, this book explores the role of the shaman as a healer mediating between the world of the living and the world of the spirits. 250 illustrations, many in color. 25 maps.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806133287

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9780806133287

Living without the Dead

Loss and Redemption in a Jungle Cosmos

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Living without the Dead

Loss and Redemption in a Jungle Cosmos

By: Piers Vitebsky

Just one generation ago, the Sora tribe in India lived in a world populated by the spirits of their dead, who spoke to them through shamans in trance. Every day, they negotiated their wellbeing in heated arguments or in quiet reflections on their feelings of love, anger, and guilt. Today, young Sora are rejecting the worldview of their ancestors and switching their allegiance to warring sects of fundamentalist Christianity or Hinduism. Communion with ancestors is banned as sacred sites are demolished, female shamans are replaced by male priests, and debate with the dead gives way to prayer to gods. For some, this shift means liberation from jungle spirits through literacy, employment, and democratic politics; others despair for fear of being forgotten after death. How can a society abandon one understanding of reality so suddenly and see the world in a totally different way? Over forty years, anthropologist Piers Vitebsky has shared the lives of shamans, pastors, ancestors, gods, policemen, missionaries, and alphabet worshippers, seeking explanations from social theory, psychoanalysis, and theology. Living without the Dead lays bare today’s crisis of indigenous religions and shows how historical reform can bring new fulfillments—but also new torments and uncertainties. Vitebsky explores the loss of the Sora tradition as one for greater humanity: just as we have been losing our wildernesses, so we have been losing a diverse range of cultural and spiritual possibilities, tribe by tribe. From the award-winning author of The Reindeer People, this is a heartbreaking story of cultural change and the extinction of an irreplaceable world, even while new religious forms come into being to take its place.

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397

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University of Chicago Press

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022640787X

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9780226407876

Native American Myths and Beliefs

By: Tom Lowenstein,Piers Vitebsky

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Native American Myths and Beliefs

By: Tom Lowenstein,Piers Vitebsky

Examines the myths and beliefs of Native Americans.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1448859921

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9781448859924

Shamanism

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Living without the Dead

Loss and Redemption in a Jungle Cosmos

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Loss and Redemption in a Jungle Cosmos

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Native American Myths and Beliefs

By: Tom Lowenstein,Piers Vitebsky

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Native American Myths and Beliefs

By: Tom Lowenstein,Piers Vitebsky

Readers explore the rich worldview of the Native Americans through myths and legends. Tales originating from various tribes functioned in a number of important ways: they explained the story of creation, described the relationship of humans to the rest of the universe, and preserved the sacred history of the tribe. In addition, myths and storytelling helped Native Americans pass on knowledge related to hunting, fishing, farming, healing the sick, and dealing with conflict or disaster. This book also places their mythology in historical context, for example, connecting earth myths with the Native Americans real-life, tragic struggle to preserve their lands. Filled with colorful photographs and works of art, Native Americans beliefs are beautifully illustrated, including their reverence for animals and the earth.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1448860490

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9781448860494

The Reindeer People

Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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9780618773572

Dialogues with the Dead

The Discussion of Mortality Among the Sora of Eastern India

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Dialogues with the Dead

The Discussion of Mortality Among the Sora of Eastern India

By: Piers Vitebsky

A study of religion, healing and psychology in tribal India, examining the bereavement rituals of the Sora people.

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320

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Cambridge University Press

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0521384478

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9780521384476

Sacred Architecture

By: Caroline Humphrey,Piers Vitebsky

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Sacred Architecture

By: Caroline Humphrey,Piers Vitebsky

Take a look at this enthralling glimpse into the word of architectural symbolism. This book is a vivid, richly illustrated exploration of the symbolism and significance of sacred architectural forms - from spires and minarets to pyramids and temples - and of how different cultures translate their complex beliefs into physical structures. In an authoritative and thoroughly accessible text, the authors explain the links between cosmologies and the construction of buildings, and describe the activities of worship, sacrifice and performance within sacred spaces. The focus ranges widely to show a representative selection of the world's most fascinating sacred buildings, from prehistoric stone circles and Buddhist temples to European cathedrals and New Guinea meeting-houses. The reference section at the back of the book explains the construction techniques behind sacred architecture and analyzes essential forms such as arches, vaults and domes.

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184

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Duncan Baird Publishers

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1904292100

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9781904292104

The Shaman

By: Piers Vitebsky

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The Shaman

By: Piers Vitebsky

Examines historic and modern manifestations of shamanism in different regions of the world, discussing such key themes as healing, visions, initiation, and cosmology, and explores the relevance of shamanism to contemporary Western culture

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Little Brown GBR

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0316903043

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9780316903042

The Political Economy of Soil Erosion in Developing Countries

By: Piers Blaikie

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The Political Economy of Soil Erosion in Developing Countries

By: Piers Blaikie

First published in 1985. This book examines wide variety of ways in which environmental deterioration, in particular soil erosion, can be viewed and the implicit political judgements that often inform them. Using the context of developing countries, where the effects tend to be more acute due to underdevelopment and climatic factors, this work aims to examine this source of uncertainty and make explicit the underlying assumptions in the debate about soil erosion. It also rejects the notion that soil erosion is a politically neutral issue and argues that conservation requires fundamental social change. This title will be of interest to students of environmental and developmental studies.

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201

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Routledge

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1317268385

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9781317268383

The Shaman

Voyages of the Soul Trance, Ecstasy and Healing from Siberia to the Amazon

By: Piers Vitebsky

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The Shaman

Voyages of the Soul Trance, Ecstasy and Healing from Siberia to the Amazon

By: Piers Vitebsky

A richly illustrated guide to the hidden world of the Shaman through the ages, from the snowscapes of Siberia to the jungles of the Amazon.

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1903296188

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9781903296189

Dialogues with the Dead

The Discussion of Mortality Among the Sora of Eastern India

By: Piers Vitebsky

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Dialogues with the Dead

The Discussion of Mortality Among the Sora of Eastern India

By: Piers Vitebsky

A study of religion, healing and psychology in tribal India, examining the bereavement rituals of the Sora people.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521384478

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9780521384476

Alternative Development

Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change

By: Cathrine Brun,Piers Blaikie

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Alternative Development

Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change

By: Cathrine Brun,Piers Blaikie

This book brings together a collection of essays that discuss alternative development and its relevance for local/global processes of marginalization and change in the Global South. Alternative development questions who the producers of development knowledges and practices are, and aims at decentring development and geographical knowledge from the Anglo-American centre and the Global North. It involves resistance to dominant political-economic processes in order to further the possibilities for non-exploitative and just forms of development. By discussing how to unravel marginalization and voice change through alternative methods, actors and concepts, the book provides useful guidance on understanding the relationship between theory and practice. The main strength of the book is that it calls for a central role for alternative development in the current development discourse, most notably related to justice, rights, globalization, forced migration, conflict and climate change. The book provides new ways of engaging with alternative development thinking and making development alternatives relevant.

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368

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Routledge

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1317182553

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9781317182559

The Saami of Lapland

By: Piers Vitebsky

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The Saami of Lapland

By: Piers Vitebsky

Introduction to the Saami people of Lapland

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0750208767

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9780750208765

Book's by Piers Viebsky

The Reindeer People

The Reindeer People

Shamanism

Shamanism

Living without the Dead

Living without the Dead

Native American Myths and Beliefs

Native American Myths and Beliefs

Shamanism

Shamanism

Living without the Dead

Living without the Dead

Native American Myths and Beliefs

Native American Myths and Beliefs

The Reindeer People

The Reindeer People

Dialogues with the Dead

Dialogues with the Dead

Sacred Architecture

Sacred Architecture

The Shaman

The Shaman

The Political Economy of Soil Erosion in Developing Countries

The Political Economy of Soil Erosion in Developing Countries

The Shaman

The Shaman

Dialogues with the Dead

Dialogues with the Dead

Alternative Development

Alternative Development

The Saami of Lapland

The Saami of Lapland

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