Spirit lodge, a Northern American shamanistic séance

The Spirit Lodge is a variety of shamanism characterized by its divining functions. Herein lie its limitations: the shamanistic trance is there, and so are the helping spirits, but the curing activity so typical of shamanism is absent, or principally absent. The act of divining shows a certain affin...

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Main Author: Åke Hultkrantz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1967-08-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67022