Description
| Product ID: | 9780415256513 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic |
| Subtitle: | Ecstasy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism |
| Authors: | Author: Jenny Blain |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Religion: general, Religion: general, Other religions and spiritual beliefs, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, Anthropology, Other non-Christian religions, Eclectic & esoteric religions & belief systems, Anthropology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This accessible case study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. This accessible study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. The book examines the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of seid-workers or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds. Written by a follower of seidr, it investigates new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-11-22 |