Original scientific paper
Problems of Identification and Identity of Croatian "Shamans" from the End of the 20th and the Beginning of the 21st Century
Deniver Vukelić
; Zagreb, Vrbik 35b, Croatia
Abstract
The article deals with the questions of identity of the practitioners of magic who claim, in Croatian public scene, to be shamans. The aim of this research was to relate their traditions and teachings with the original shamanistic systems, or with shamanism in broader semantic terms. The article also identifies magical principles and concepts within one or more systems they use or belong to. One of the main issues was to discuss potential aporias of their self-identification within their own relationship towards the original magical system and the dichotomy of their cultural background, as well as to analyze the importance of their influence on the public in general or on health, scientific and cultural sectors.
Keywords
shamanism; shamans; self-identification; magical practices
Hrčak ID:
93971
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2012.
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