Shamanism and the origin of states
Shamanism and the origin of states
About this book
Sarah Milledge Nelson's bold thesis is 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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- OL Work ID
- OL555093W
Subjects
Asian MythologyReligion and stateReligious life and customsSex roleShamanismMythology, asianAsia, religionEast asia, politics and governmentMythologie asiatiqueSOCIAL SCIENCEAnthropologyGeneral