Paganism, Christianity, and the Vikings: An In-Depth Academic Book into Nordic Religions in the Viking Age by Professor Thomas A. DuBois

Thomas A. DuBois’ Nordic Religions in the Viking AgeThomas A. DuBois’ Nordic Religions in the Viking Age is a fascinating look at how religion evolved in Northern Europe during the Viking

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Clive Tolley’s Shamanism in Norse Myth and Magic: A Thought-Provoking Academic Look at Norse Shamanic Traditions Seidr And The Question of Odin being a Shaman?

Introducing Clive Tolley’s Shamanism in Norse Myth and MagicClive Tolley’s Shamanism in Norse Myth and Magic is an impressive two-volume work that examines the potential connections between Norse mythology, pre-Christian Scandinavian

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The Beauty of the Primitive by Andrei A. Znamenski : The West Got Shamanism Wrong? From Indigenous Siberian Shamanism to Spiritual Seekers, and the West 

A Thoughtful Look at How the West Fell in Love with ShamanismThe Beauty of the Primitive: Shamanism and Western Imagination by Andrei A. Znamenski (2007) unpacks how shamanism—once dismissed

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“Studies in Siberian Shamanism” by Henry N. Michael: An Academic Deep Dive into Shamanic Rituals, Animism, and Siberian Ethnography

Exploring “Studies in Siberian Shamanism” by Henry N. MichaelWhen discussing Siberian shamanism, few books provide as much depth and insight as Studies in Siberian Shamanism, edited by Henry N.

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Golden King of the Forest: The Lore of the Northern Bear” by Juha Pentikäinen – An academic Study on Bear Cults, Bear Ceremonialism in Eurasia, the Bear in Folklore, Mythology and Ritual

Golden King of the Forest: The Lore of the Northern Bear by Juha Pentikäinen is a deep dive into the symbolic and spiritual significance of the bear in northern

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Wolfgang Behringer’s Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: An Academic Study of Witch Trials, Pagan Folk Beliefs, and Religious Fear

Wolfgang Behringer: An Influential Historian in Witchcraft StudiesWolfgang Behringer, born in 1956 in Munich, Germany, is a historian known for his work on early modern European history. His

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Wolfgang Behringer: A German Historian of Witchcraft Studies and Alpine Folklore, and his book ‘Shaman of Oberstdorf’

Wolfgang Behringer: A Historian of WitchcraftWolfgang Behringer, born in 1956 in Munich, is a German historian specializing in early modern history. His work explores witchcraft, popular culture, and

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Mircea Eliade’s Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (1951): A foundational reference for researchers of paganism, traditional shamanism and indigenous healing-systems

Mircea Eliade – Scholar of ReligionMircea Eliade (1907–1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, philosopher, and novelist who became one of the most prominent scholars of religion in

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Anna-Leena Siikala and Mihály Hoppál Studies on Shamanism Insights into Eurasian types of Shamanism, its Mythologies and Animistic Ontology

Anna-Leena Siikala and Mihály Hoppál are two brilliant minds in the study of shamanism, and their book Studies on Shamanism (1998) is a fascinating deep dive into the world of

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Reconstructing Greek Witchcraft: A Review of Professor Daniel Ogden’s Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds

Exploring Witchcraft and Folklore in Greco-Roman AntiquityDaniel Ogden, a professor of ancient history at the University of Exeter, is a leading authority on Greek religion, mythology, and Hellenistic

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