ISBN: 9780500051344

As this book so ably demonstrates, archaeological remains from cave paintings to bog bodies to Bronze Age vessels show that shamanism was endemic among ancient European peoples from the S… Mehr…

As this book so ably demonstrates, archaeological remains from cave paintings to bog bodies to Bronze Age vessels show that shamanism was endemic among ancient European peoples from the Stone Age to the early post Roman era. Most shamans occupied a marginal, dual position in their communities and functioned as liaisons with the spirit world throught the medium of france. The authors draw on the most recent archaeological research and support their conclusions with rich evidence, including the 30,000 year old lion human ivory figurines found in southwestern Germany that may represent monsters seen by shamans in altered states of consciousness; the spectacular Nebra sky dise, a lso from Germany, which depicts te sun, moon, and the Pleiades, indicating that Bronze Age shamans were using highly sophisticated objects to explore the heavens; and the "Doctor's Grave" from southeast England, which suggests that a Late Iron Age chieltain was sent to the Otherworld equipped with hallucinogenic drugs, medical kit, and divining tools. Media >, [PU: Thames & Hudson]<

ISBN: 9780500051344

As this book so ably demonstrates, archaeological remains from cave paintings to bog bodies to Bronze Age vessels show that shamanism was endemic among ancient European peoples from the S… Mehr…

As this book so ably demonstrates, archaeological remains from cave paintings to bog bodies to Bronze Age vessels show that shamanism was endemic among ancient European peoples from the Stone Age to the early post Roman era. Most shamans occupied a marginal, dual position in their communities and functioned as liaisons with the spirit world throught the medium of france. The authors draw on the most recent archaeological research and support their conclusions with rich evidence, including the 30,000 year old lion human ivory figurines found in southwestern Germany that may represent monsters seen by shamans in altered states of consciousness; the spectacular Nebra sky dise, a lso from Germany, which depicts te sun, moon, and the Pleiades, indicating that Bronze Age shamans were using highly sophisticated objects to explore the heavens; and the "Doctor's Grave" from southeast England, which suggests that a Late Iron Age chieltain was sent to the Otherworld equipped with hallucinogenic drugs, medical kit, and divining tools. Media >, [PU: Thames & Hudson]<