Shamanism: An Analysis Based on Comparison with the Flying Tricksters of Malekula
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. W. Layard
Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 60, July-December 1930, pp. 525-550
Description
Discussion includes seizures, unconscious nervous afflictions, shamanic possession, animal metamorphosis, connection with the sky world and ritual homosexuality.