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... Presents The Main Features Of Siberian Shamanism, As They Are Relevant For Comparison With Norse Sources, And Examines The Norse Texts In Detail To Determine How Far It Is Reasonable To Assign A Label Of Shamanism To The Human And Divine Magical Practices Of Pre-christian Scandinavia, Whose Existence, It Is Argued, In Many Cases Resides Mainly In The Imaginative Tradition Of The Poets. -- Back Cover. V.1. Prolegomena; The Place Of Shamanism In Society; Metaphysical Entities; Cosmic Structures; The Workings Of Shamanism; Kindred Concerns; Epilogomena -- V.2. The Peoples Of Eurasia (finno-ugric Peoples; Samoyed Peoples; Keltic Peoples; Mongolic Peoples; Tungusic Peoples; Nivkhs; Yukagirs; North-eastern Palaeosiatics; Eskimo-aleut Peoples; Ainus); Source Texts (eurasian; Norse And Other Texts Related To Germanic Traditions. By Clive Tolley. Includes Bibliographical References (v. 2, P. [201]-239) And Indexes.