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Shamanism and the origin of states

Shamanism and the origin of states

Sarah M. Nelson

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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

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