The Double Identities of the Shaman and the Dualistic Attitudes of the State: An Exploration of Contemporary Organizational Shamanism in Northeast China

This paper presents a case study of the first shamanic organization in China and argues that organizational shamanism in Northeast China is characterized by the double identities of the shaman and the dualistic attitudes of the national authorities. The analyses in this paper reveal how the shamanic...

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Published in:	Religions
Main Author:	Feng Qu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Subjects:	organizational shamanism double identities heritagization process dualistic attitudes superstitious
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/4/415

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