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| Note on Orthography |
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I General Considerations. Recruiting Methods. Shamanism and Mystical Vocation |
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3 | (10) |
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The Bestowal of Shamanic Powers |
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13 | (2) |
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Recruiting of Shamans in Western and Central Siberia |
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15 | (2) |
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Recruiting among the Tungus |
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17 | (1) |
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Recruiting among the Buryat and Hhe Altaians |
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18 | (2) |
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Hereditary Transmission and Quest in Obtaining Shamanic Powers |
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20 | (3) |
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Shamanism and Psychopathology |
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23 | (10) |
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II Initiatory Sicknesses and Dreams |
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33 | (34) |
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33 | (2) |
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Initiatory Ecstasies and Visions of the Yakut Shamans |
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35 | (3) |
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Initiatory Dreams of the Samoyed Shamans |
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38 | (5) |
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Initiation among the Tungus, the Buryat, and Others |
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43 | (2) |
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Initiation of Australian Magicians |
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45 | (5) |
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Australian -- Siberian -- South American and Other Parallels |
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50 | (3) |
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Initiatory Dismemberment in North and South America, Africa, and Indonesia |
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53 | (5) |
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Initiation of Eskimo Shamans |
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58 | (4) |
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Contemplating One's Own Skeleton |
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62 | (2) |
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Tribal Initiations and Secret Societies |
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64 | (3) |
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III Obtaining Shamanic Powers |
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67 | (43) |
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Siberian Myths concerning the Origin of Shamans |
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68 | (3) |
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Shamanic Election among the Goldi and the Yakut |
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71 | (4) |
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Election among the Buryat and the Teleut |
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75 | (4) |
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The Shaman's Female Tutelary Spirits |
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79 | (2) |
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Role of the Souls of the Dead |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (8) |
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"Secret Language" --"Animal Language" |
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96 | (3) |
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The Quest for Shamanic Powers in North America |
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99 | (11) |
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110 | (35) |
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Initiation among the Tungus and the Manchu |
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110 | (3) |
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Yakut, Samoyed, and Ostyak Initiations |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (7) |
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Initiation of the Araucanian Shamaness |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (2) |
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Celestial Journey of the Carib Shaman |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (4) |
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Other Forms of the Rite of Ascent |
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139 | (6) |
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V Symbolism of the Shaman's Costume and Drum |
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145 | (36) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (1) |
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The Shaman's Mirrors and Caps |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (2) |
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Symbolism of the Skeleton |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (8) |
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Ritual Costumes and Magical Drums throughout the World |
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176 | (5) |
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VI Shamanism in Central and North Asia: I. Celestial Ascents. Descents to the Underworld |
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181 | (34) |
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181 | (3) |
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"Black" and "White" Shamans. "Dualistic" Mythologies |
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184 | (6) |
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Horse Sacrifice and the Shaman's Ascent to the Sky {Altaic) |
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190 | (8) |
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Bai Ulgan and the Altaic Shaman |
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198 | (2) |
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Descent to the Underworld (Altaic) |
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200 | (5) |
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The Shaman as Psychopomp (Altaians, Goldi, Yurak) |
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205 | (10) |
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VII Shamanism in Central and North Asia: II. Magical Cures. The Shaman as Psychopomp |
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215 | (44) |
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Summoning and Searching for the Soul: Tatars, Buryat, Kazak-Kirgix |
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217 | (3) |
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The Shamanic Seance among the Ugrians and Lapps |
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220 | (5) |
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Seances among the Ostyak, the Yurak, and the Samoyed |
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225 | (3) |
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Shamanism among the Yakut and the Dolgan |
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228 | (8) |
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Shamanic Seances among the Tungus and the Orochi |
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236 | (9) |
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245 | (4) |
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Religion and Shamanism among the Koryak |
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249 | (3) |
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Shamanism among the Chukchee |
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252 | (7) |
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VIII Shamanism and Cosmology |
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259 | (29) |
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The Three Cosmic Zones and the World Pillar |
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259 | (7) |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (5) |
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The Mystical Numbers 7 and 9 |
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274 | (5) |
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Shamanism and Cosmology in the Oceanian Region |
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279 | (9) |
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IX Shamanism in North and South America |
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288 | (49) |
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Shamanism among the Eskimo |
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288 | (9) |
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297 | (3) |
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The Shamanic Seance in North America |
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300 | (2) |
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Shamanic Healing among the Paviotso |
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302 | (3) |
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The Shamanic Seance among the Achomawi |
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305 | (3) |
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Descent to the Underworld |
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308 | (5) |
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Secret Brotherhoods and Shamanism |
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313 | (10) |
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South American Shamanism: Various Rituals |
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323 | (3) |
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326 | (7) |
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Antiquity of Shamanism in the Two Americas |
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333 | (4) |
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X Southeast Asian and Oceanian Shamanism |
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337 | (38) |
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Shamanic Beliefs and Techniques among the Semang, Sakai, and the Jakun |
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337 | (5) |
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Shamanism in the Andaman Islands and Nicobar |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (2) |
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Shamans and Priests in Sumatra |
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346 | (3) |
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Shamanism in Borneo and Celebes |
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349 | (6) |
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The "Boat of the Dead" and the Shamanic Boat |
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355 | (4) |
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Otherworld Journeys among the Dyak |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (5) |
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366 | (9) |
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XI Shamanic Ideologies and Techniques among the Indo-Europeans |
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375 | (53) |
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375 | (4) |
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Techniques of Ecstasy among the Ancient Germans |
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379 | (8) |
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387 | (7) |
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Scythians, Caucasians, Iranians |
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394 | (9) |
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Ancient India: Ascensional Rites |
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403 | (4) |
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Ancient India: Magical Flight |
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407 | (5) |
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412 | (2) |
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"Shamanic" Symbolisms and Techniques in India |
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414 | (7) |
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Shamanism among the Aboriginal Tribes of India |
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421 | (7) |
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XII Shamanic Symbolisms and Techniques in Tibet, China, and the Far East |
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428 | (10) |
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Buddhism, Tantrism, Lamaism |
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438 | (3) |
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Shamanic Practices among the Lolo |
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441 | (3) |
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444 | (3) |
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Shamanic Symbolisms and Techniques in China |
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447 | (14) |
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461 | (5) |
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XIII Parallel Myths, Symbols, and Rites |
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466 | (29) |
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466 | (4) |
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470 | (4) |
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474 | (3) |
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477 | (5) |
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The Bridge and the "Difficult Passage" |
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482 | (5) |
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The Ladder--The Road of the Dead--Ascension |
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487 | (8) |
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495 | (13) |
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The Formation of North Asian Shamanism |
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495 | (13) |
| Epilogue |
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508 | (5) |
| List of Works Cited |
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| Index |
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