Éva Pócs’ Between the Living and the Dead: Uncovering Shamanistic Roots in European Witchcraft and Folklore?

Éva Pócs: A Deep Dive into Folklore, Magic, and Shamanistic ElementsProfessor Éva PócsÉva Pócs is a Hungarian scholar renowned for her extensive research into folk beliefs, witchcraft, magic,

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Carlo Ginzburg’s ‘Ecstasies’ Deciphering The Witches Sabbath: Exploring the Academic Study of Witchcraft and Siberian Shamanism: Shared Spiritual Roots Across Eurasian Cultures?

Carlo Ginzburg and the Study of MicrohistoryCarlo Ginzburg is a famous Italian historian who focuses on microhistory, a field that examines small, detailed aspects of history to uncover

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Norse Seiðr Magic: Is It Shamanism?

Introduction to Shamanistic Components in Old Norse TraditionMany recent studies have focused on the possibility of shamanistic components in the Old Icelandic and Old Norse tradition and both

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A traditionally shamanistic culture: Investigating the cosmological belief-systems of Evenki hunter-gatherers in Siberia

 Indigenous societies in northern Eurasia share many similar myths and ritual processions, as well as a common animistic worldview. These can be traced back to structured cultural landscapes

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