Abstract:Chamanes et chamanisme en Chine ancienne Rémi Mathieu, Chamanes et chamanisme en Chine ancienne.-Qu'il soit proprement chinois ou d'origine nord-asiatique, le chamanisme de la Chine antique s'intègre parfaitement dans le contexte des pratiques religieuses qui furent celles des cultures voisines. Il en partage en effet les caractéristiques essentielles. Il s'en distingue toutefois en ce que sa pratique s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une organisation étatique et ce jusqu'au début de l'empire des Han. Le chamane de l'… Show more
“…It is very likely that at the origin shamanic function was assumed in China, both by men than by women. Many texts, among the oldest, distinguish indeed shamans (xi) and shamanesses (wu)" (Mathieu, 1987).…”
Guizhou was for a long time the wildest and the most enclave province of South China, its ethnographic, historical, archaeological and prehistoric researches are recent, especially that of
“…It is very likely that at the origin shamanic function was assumed in China, both by men than by women. Many texts, among the oldest, distinguish indeed shamans (xi) and shamanesses (wu)" (Mathieu, 1987).…”
Guizhou was for a long time the wildest and the most enclave province of South China, its ethnographic, historical, archaeological and prehistoric researches are recent, especially that of
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