Italian Witchcraft and Shamanism : The Tradition of Segnature, Indigenous and Trans-cultural Shamanic Traditions in Italy /

Italian Witchcraft and Shamanism : The Tradition of Segnature, Indigenous and Trans-cultural Shamanic Traditions in Italy /

Shamanism is thriving as an exotic import and a hidden native tradition in Italy today. This ethnographical work uncovers two faces of Italian shamanism. The first is trans-cultural shamans who creatively adapt rituals and beliefs from indigenous cultures worldwide. Second, extensive fieldwork shows...

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Main Author: Puca, Angela (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Aries Book Series ; 35
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

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History of Religion.
Philosophy of Religion.
Philosophy.
Religious Studies.

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Call Number: B41

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1   The Starting Point and the Behind the Scenes
  •  1 The Journey to Investigating Italian Witchcraft and Shamanism
  •  2 Outline of the Book
  • 2   How to Define Shamanism:  Deixis and Discourse Analysis
  •  1 Defining Shamanism
  •  2 Can Westerners Be Shamans?
  •  3 Misinterpretations of Shamanism
  • 3   Contextualising Shamanism in Italy
  •  1 Contextualising (Trans-cultural) Shamanism in Italy
  •  2 Relation between Shamanism and the 'New Age' Movement
  •  3 The Interaction between Paganism and Trans-cultural Shamanism
  • 4   Trans-cultural Shamanism
  •  1 Differences between Trans-cultural and Indigenous Shamanism
  •  1.1  The Lingering Heredity of Carlos Castaneda
  •  2 Core Shamanism, as Manifested in Italy
  •  2.1  The Teachers of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies in Italy: Three Approaches to the Tradition
  •  2.2  Lorenza Menegoni, Anthropologist and Michael Harner's Pupil
  •  2.3  Nello Ceccon, from Engineer to Shaman
  •  2.4  Sara Tenaglia, Enriching Core Shamanism with Vernacular Healing Traditions
  •  2.5  Drawing a Portrait of Core Shamanism in Contemporary Italy
  •  3 Other Forms of Trans-cultural Shamanism
  •  3.1  Castaneda-Inspired Groups
  •  3.2  Psychological Shamanisms
  •  3.2.1 Biotransenergetica ( bte )
  •  3.2.2 Self I-Dentity Through Ho'oponopono
  •  3.2.3 Shamanistic Paganism
  •  3.3  Indigenous Reinterpretations (Siberian, Andean, Nordic Shamanism)
  •  4 Trans-cultural Cosmology and Shamanic Journeying
  •  5 Are Trans-cultural Traditions Authentic Forms of Shamanism?
  • 5   The Tradition of  Segnature : The Indigenous Shamanism of Italy?
  •  1 The Tradition of Segnature
  •  2 The Role of Labels in Heterogenous Contemporary Traditions
  •  3 The Meaning of Segnature
  •  4 The Generational Gap
  •  5 Types of Rituals and Initiations
  •  6 The Survival of Magic. Embedding Illness into Myth
  •  7 A Re-evaluation of Superstition?
  •  8 Can an Italian Tradition Be Indigenous?
  •  8.1  Indigenous Peoples versus Indigenous Religions
  •  8.2  Conceptualising Indigenous Religions
  •  9 Is the Tradition of Segnature the Indigenous Shamanism of Italy?
  • 6   Relations and Contrasts with Catholicism
  •  1 Case Study - Pan-Amazonian Synod and the Rejection of the Pachamama
  •  2 Catholicism versus the Tradition of Segnature
  • 7   Italian Shamanism and Contemporary Syncretism
  •  1 The 'Italian Shamanism' of Michela Chiarelli
  •  1.1  Michela, 'The Last Italian Shaman of a Hereditary Tradition'
  •  1.2  Italian Shamanism and the Use of Segnature
  •  1.3  Italian Shamanism and the Role of Magic
  •  1.4  The Conceptualisation of Syncretism
  •  1.5  The Teachings of Michela
  •  2 Maria Capasso on the Indigenous Healing Tradition in Sardinia
  •  2.1  Types of Healers in Sardinia
  •  2.2  Maria's Definition of Shaman and Shamanism
  •  2.3  Rituals and Belief System
  •  2.4  Ethics in Maria's Lineage
  •  3 Michela's and Maria's Shamanisms in Relation to Folk Magic and Trans-cultural Shamanism
  • 8   Conclusion
  •  1 Review of the Book
  •  2 Classifying Shamanisms Based on the Italian Case
  •  3 Research Impact and Further Research
  • References
  • Index.