Shamans: Empowered healers or psychopaths

dc.contributor.author	Kwiatkowski, Scott D.
dc.date.accessioned	2008-12-06T04:32:29Z
dc.date.available	2008-12-06T04:32:29Z
dc.date.issued	1982
dc.identifier.citation	Kwiatkowski, Scott D. (1982). Shamans: Empowered healers or psychopaths. -- Lambda Alpha Journal of Man, v.14, p.61-74.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0047-3928
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1767
dc.description.abstract	Article examines the controversy over shamanic inspirication from the vantages of the leading advocates of each position. Ackerknecht is arguing that shamans are normal people filling a particular niche within their culture. Devereux views shamanism not as a cultural role but as a symptom of mental disorder. Kwiatkowski's critical treatment of this debate reflects a middle of the road approach, attempting to find a synthetic theory making the two polar positions compatible.	en
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dc.language	English (United States)	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	LAJ	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.14	en
dc.subject	Shaman	en
dc.subject	Healers	en
dc.subject	Mental health	en
dc.subject	Devereux	en
dc.title	Shamans: Empowered healers or psychopaths	en
dc.type	Article	en