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En el laboratorio de la crisis de la presencia. El chamanismo como categoría analítica problemática en Ernesto De Martino

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this article is to identify the definition of shamanism as an analyticalcategory, which has been problematic in the Italian school of history of religions. In particular,the concept of shamanism; played a fundamental role in Ernesto de Martino’s thought, as he used it in his reflection on magic. After briefly investigating Raffaele Pettazzoni’s approaches,the article will focus on demartinian proposal to identify debts and distances, in particular withthe works of Sergei Shirokogoroff and Mircea Eliade. Finally, it will outline a historical-religious proposal for a new definition of shamanism.

Source: CAMPOS - Revista de Antropologia Social

DOI: 10.5380/cra.v24i1.86729

Author: Sergio Botta

Institution: Sapienza University of Rome

Language: Spanish

Topic: Study and Philosophy of Religion

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4401955081

FWCI: 1.443

Cites: 23

Cited by: 1

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