The Saami Shaman Drum Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Saami Shaman Drum book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
The Saami Shaman Drum by Tore Ahlbäck,Jan Bergman Pdf
Papers from the Symposium on the Saami Shaman Drum (Abo, Finland, August 19-20 1988), discussing the significance of the drum in religion, archaeology, rock paintings, and knowledge of astronomy, within the material culture of northern Scandinavia.
Sacred Drums of Siberia by Nicholas Breeze Wood Pdf
In the popular imagination, shamans and drums go together like bread and butter.No-one knows the historical origin of drums, but they have certainly been made and played by people for thousands of years. Part of the way animal skins are prepared for eventual use as clothing or other things, is to stretch them on a frame so they dry flat, and if you tap such a skin drying on its frame, it sounds like a drum. I suspect these drying skins were probably the first drums ever made, and eventually the stretching frame became the drum frame.It is now fairly-well known that the word shaman comes from Siberia, and it is in this vast geographical area that shamanism proper is still to be found.Nowadays the word 'shamanism' has become a rather general word, applied to all sorts of practices - many of which are unrelated to the word's original meaning. Alongside this, many of the spiritual practices of the world's 'first-nations' have also become labeled as 'shamanic, ' although some anthropologists do not consider real shamanism to be found anywhere outside of Siberia. But if we allow a much wider definition of shamanism, and say that many forms of shamanic spirituality occur across the planet, we would still have to admit that many of them do not use drums at all in their shamanism, and those that do, don't use them like the shamans of Central Asia and Siberia, as these people have an unique understanding of the sacred role of the spirit of the drum.Indeed, the drum is so important to Siberian shamanism, that beginning in 1929 the Soviet clamp-down on shamanism - and the turning of shamans from figures of social importance to 'enemies of the people, ' was achieved largely by the destruction or confiscation of their drums. The same thing was done to the Sami shamans of Finland by the Christian Lutheran Church in the previous century. The Church had a habit of burning the drums, although a few - together with some of the Siberian drums taken by the Communists - were kept and put into museums.All the drums used in Siberian shamanism are the type known as 'frame drums.' A frame drum is made by stretching an animal skin over a frame of wood. This frame is generally made from a long thin strip of wood, bent into a rough circle - the two ends of the plank being joined together in some way to keep the hoop closed and firmly fixed.However, wood does not have to be the only material for drum frames. A traditional shaman's drum from Manchuria in Northern China has a thin metal frame with metal jingles attached to it. But whether of metal, or wood, or even plastic - as found on some modern drums - these type of drums are all known as frame drums. Frame drums occur all over the world, from the shaman's drums of Siberia, to the bodhran of Ireland, the bendir of North Africa and the daf of Persia. They are probably the oldest form of drum on earth. Frame drums like this also occur amongst the native peoples of America. - no doubt related to the shamanic drums of their ancestral homelands on the steppes of Central Asia, where the people lived before they migrated across the land bridge that once connected the two continents. However the 'medicine' drums of North America do not have the same degree of sacred lore as their Siberian cousins have.
Many people in today's world are being called by spirit to become shamans. A yearning exists deep within many of us to reconnect to the natural world. It is a call to a life lived in balance with awareness of nature, of spirit, and of self. In his third drum guide, Shamanic Drumming: Calling the Spirits, Michael Drake recounts his journey into shamanic practice and explores what someone should do if they feel the call to become a shaman. Following up on his definitive handbook on shamanic drumming, The Shamanic Drum, the author provides a new series of exercises and lessons that allow for a deeper understanding and utilization of this core shamanic practice. He has written a guide to becoming a shamanic healer that encompasses the power of the drum, of community, and of the accountability inherent in authentic shamanic practice.
In response to the phenomenal resurgence of the drum nationwide, Michael has completely revised and expanded the 1991 edition for all those folks discovering the power of drumming. This useful book reveals profound teachings about shamanic drumming, which is a time-honored method of healing and helping others. Trained as a ceremonial drummer in the Mongolian and Native American shamanic traditions, Michael presents the first practical guide to applying this ancient healing art to our modern lives. Through a series of simple exercises, lessons, and rituals, he teaches you the basic shamanic methods of drumming. The focus is on creating sacred space, journeying, power practice, power animals, geomancy, drum therapy, drum harmonics, drum circle dynamics, and the universal rhythmic phenomena that come into play whenever we drum. The techniques are simple and powerful. Whether you are an accomplished percussionist or a total beginner, this user-friendly book will help you harness the power of drumming.
The Saami Shaman Drum by Tore Ahlbäck,Jan Bergman Pdf
Papers from the Symposium on the Saami Shaman Drum (Abo, Finland, August 19-20 1988), discussing the significance of the drum in religion, archaeology, rock paintings, and knowledge of astronomy, within the material culture of northern Scandinavia.
Shamanic Drumming Circles Guide by Michael Drake Pdf
Indigenous shamanic peoples of diverse cultures have gathered in community drumming circles for thousands of years. Although most of us did not grow up in an indigenous shamanic tradition, we can still tap into the healing power of shamanic drumming. Drawing upon twenty-five years of experience, shamanic practitioner Michael Drake has written a step-by-step guide to shamanic circling. In Shamanic Drumming Circles Guide, Drake offers some guidelines for anyone considering forming a shamanic drumming circle. The guidelines are also meant to help established drumming circles go deeper and become more effective. For anyone searching for a drumming circle, this guide can help you find the right circle for you.
Shamanism and Northern Ecology by Juha Pentikäinen Pdf
The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
This book explores the way in which, working within the investigative tradition associated with the Royal Society, the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) used travellers' reports to develop a form of comparative social anthropology which was to inform his major philosophical works.
The A to Z of Shamanism by Graham Harvey,Robert J. Wallis Pdf
Explores the common ground of shamanic traditions and evaluates the diversity of both traditional indigenous communities and individual Western seekers.
Historical Dictionary of Shamanism by Graham Harvey,Robert J. Wallis Pdf
Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities where their actions negotiate harmony between human and other than human communities. Once relegated to paintings on cave walls, today Shamanism can be seen in performances at rave clubs and psychotherapeutic clinics. The Historical Dictionary of Shamanism has the duel task of exploring the common ground of shamanic traditions and evaluating the diversity of both traditional indigenous communities and individual Western seekers. This is done in an introduction, a bibliography, a chronology, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, which explore the consistent features of a variety of shamans, the purposes shamanism serves, the function and activities of the shaman, and the cultural contexts in which they make sense.
The Music and Dance of the World's Religions by E. Rust Pdf
Despite the world-wide association of music and dance with religion, this is the first full-length study of the subject from a global perspective. The work consists of 3,816 references divided among 37 chapters. It covers tribal, regional, and global religions and such subjects as shamanism, liturgical dance, healing, and the relationship of music, mathematics, and mysticism. The referenced materials display such diverse approaches as analysis of music and dance, description of context, direct experience, observation, and speculation. The references address topics from such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, history, linguistics, musicology, ethnomusicology, theology, medicine, semiotics, and computer technology. Chapter 1 consists of general references to religious music and dance. The remaining 36 chapters are organized according to major geographical areas. Most chapters begin with general reference works and bibliographies, then continue with topics specific to the region or religion. This book will be of use to anyone with an interest in music, dance, religion, or culture.
Divination is any ritual and its associated tradition performed in order to ask a more-than-human intelligence for guidance. A universal human practice, it has received surprisingly little academic attention. This interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars in the field is dedicated to fascinating new insights into divination and oracles arising from recent work in anthropology, religious studies, history and classical studies. Central importance is given to the practical and theoretical perspectives of diviners as well as scholars of divination; several contributors are both. This book explores philosophical issues such as the nature of divinatory intelligence, the relationship between divinatory and metaphorical truth, the primacy of ontology over epistemology, the importance of reflexivity in scholarly studies of divination, and astrology as the principal Western form of divination. The ethnographic and historical examples range from contemporary Nigeria, urban Cuba, Mayan Guatemala and the shamanic cultures of the circumpolar Arctic to classical Greece and ancient Judea.
Divination is any ritual and its associated tradition performed in order to ask a more-than-human intelligence for guidance. A universal human practice, it has received surprisingly little academic attention. This interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars in the field is dedicated to fascinating new insights into divination and oracles arising from recent work in anthropology, religious studies, history and classical studies. Central importance is given to the practical and theoretical perspectives of diviners as well as scholars of divination; several contributors are both. This book explores philosophical issues such as the nature of divinatory intelligence, the relationship between divinatory and metaphorical truth, the primacy of ontology over epistemology, the importance of reflexivity in scholarly studies of divination, and astrology as the principal Western form of divination. The ethnographic and historical examples range from contemporary Nigeria, urban Cuba, Mayan Guatemala and the shamanic cultures of the circumpolar Arctic to classical Greece and ancient Judea.
