| Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic: Ecstasy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism Contributor(s): Blain, Jenny (Author) |
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ISBN: 041525650X ISBN-13: 9780415256506 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: This accessible case-study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or "seidr," explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. Drawing on ethnography, religious studies, anthropology and sociology, the book examines the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of "seid-workers" or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds in historical and political contexts. Written by a follower of "seidr," this study not only investigates, but also addresses those new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 293 |
| LCCN: 2001041828 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.6" W x 8.82" (0.77 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This accessible study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. The book examines the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of seid-workers or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds. Written by a follower of seidr, it investigates new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning. |
