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Shamanisms: Anthropological Perspectives

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.		 McCormack M01-0410 3 $2138 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0410
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2138 (guest students)

Description

This course examines the varieties of religious experience, ritual, and practice that fall under the rubric of `shamanism' and `shaman'. Originally a Tungus (Siberian tribal people) word, `shaman' has been extended to include diverse group of specialists: from midwives to Shamans, Priests, Sorcerers, Prophets, and New Shamans. All these religious practitioners use their skills to achieve direct communication with the spiritual realm. The course focuses on the shamanism that is integral to many indigenous religions, and how it aims to fortify relations between humans and the spiritual world in order to validate cultural knowledge, regulate human relations with the natural environment, diagnose and heal human suffering, and build community solidarity.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

McCormack M01-0410

Enrolled / Capacity

12 / 35

Status

Open

Instructor

Eric Kelley

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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