The Eliade’s phenomenological definition of Shamanism

some counterpoints provided by the culturalist perspective and an illustrative case from the Finno-Karelian tradition of the tietäjät

Authors

  • Victor Hugo Sampaio Alves Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Keywords:

Shamanism; Mircea Eliade; Phenomenology; Culturalism.

Abstract

Eliade’s works are, up to this day, inevitable reference for those who propose to approach Shamanism. In his phenomenological conception regarding the term, the Romanian author elects the phenomenon of ecstasy techniques and ritualistic trance as the elements which define Shamanism. The current study shall present the position that phenomenology tradition holds in the fields of the History of Religions and Religious Studies, contextualizing the definition of Shamanism provided by Eliade, and also presenting counterpoints raised by culturalist approaches. We have also brought an illustrative case, that of the tietäjä from Finno-Karelian tradition, in order to demonstrate how the phenomenological view obscures important details from the cultural milieu, providing clues that may be misleading, regarding even the presence or the absence of Shamanism in a specific society.

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Author Biography

Victor Hugo Sampaio Alves, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Mestre e doutorando em Ciências das Religiões pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Membro do Núcleo de estudos Vikings e Escandinavos (NEVE) e do Centro Internacional e Multidisciplinar de Estudos Épicos (CIMEEP). Pesquisa desenvolvida por meio de apoio financeiro da CAPES.

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Published

2022-07-14

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Victor Hugo Sampaio Alves. (2022). The Eliade’s phenomenological definition of Shamanism: some counterpoints provided by the culturalist perspective and an illustrative case from the Finno-Karelian tradition of the tietäjät. PLURA, Revista De Estudos De Religião PLURA, Journal for the Study of Religion, 13(1), 268–298. Retrieved from https://revistaplura.emnuvens.com.br/plura/article/view/2156

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