The Evidence of Shamanism Rituals in Early Prehistoric Periods of Europe and Anatolia

Authors : Neyir Kolankaya-bostanci

Pages : 185-204

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Publication Date : 2014-06-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Archaeological evidence about shamanism which is an extremely ancient and once widespread religion dating back to the hunting-gathering cultures of the Palaeolithic period Dioszegi 1960: 8; Eliade 1964: xv, 504; Furst 1977: 21; Maringer 1977; Walsh 1990: 13, 141-150, 161; Ripinsky-Naxon 1993: 70; D’Aquili – Newberg 1999; Whitley 2000; Winkelman 2000; Lewis-Williams 2002; Pearson 2002; Emerson 2003; Aldhouse-Green – Aldhouse-Green 2005; McCall 2007; van Pool – van Pool 2007; Yakar 2009 are becoming increasingly common.
Keywords : Şamanizm, Ritüeller, Paleolitik, Mezolitik, Neolitik