tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post1803246750772959834..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Shamanism series seeks Native authenticityRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-89309790315911724112012-10-18T12:51:03.020-07:002012-10-18T12:51:03.020-07:00I think you nailed it with your first comment, Ano...I think you nailed it with your first comment, Anonymous.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-21625845160137281522012-10-18T10:58:17.316-07:002012-10-18T10:58:17.316-07:00Shamanism means "a belief system that isn'...Shamanism means "a belief system that isn't my own" in anthro-speak. They can't define it, but pat themselves on the back for no longer using words like "witch doctor" or "sorcerer".<br /><br />New Agers added some Jung and Campbell to it, naturally. Jung was the Richard Wagner of psychoanalysis, in more ways than one, but who cares?<br /><br />Also, why is it that when Indians have supernatural powers, either 1) it's otherwise out-of-context for their character (e.g., Forge from the X-Men), 2) nobody else does, or 3) both?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com