Historical dictionary of shamanism

HARVEY, GRAHAM

Harvey, Graham: translation

(1959– )
Lecturer in religious studies at the Open University, Great Britain. In addition to an edited volume (2003) collecting some of the most significant writings about shamans, their activities, and their worldviews, Harvey has written about the “newanimism” and other works that engage with the wider indigenous religious contexts in which some shamans work. His writings aboutPagansinclude discussion of shamanic influences and practices in the movement. He has also coedited a volume (with Karen Ralls, 2001) concerned with “indigenous religiousmusics” to which a number of significantethnomusicologistscontributed, several discussing music andtranceand developingGilbertRouget’s argument.