Table of Contents

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction A Native at Home: Producing Ethnographic Fragments of Neo-Shamanisms 1. 'White-Shamans': Sources for Neo-Shamans 2. Plastic Medicine Men? Appraising the 'Great Pretenders' 3. Taliesin's Trip, Wyrd Woden: Druid and Heathen Neo-Shamans 4. 'Celtic' and 'Northern' Shamanisms? Contesting the Past 5. 'Sacred' Sites? Neo-Shamans and Prehistoric Heritage 6. Waking Neolithic Ancestors: Further Controversies and 'Reburial' 7. Invading Anthros, Thieving Archos, Wannabe Indians: Academics, Neo-Shamans and Indigenous Communities Conclusion: Neo-Shamans in Post-modernity Appendix Resolution of the 5th Annual Meeting of the Tradition Elders Circle & AIM Resolution References Index

About the Author

Robert J. Wallis

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'Wallis has some intersting and insightful things to say about the pagan movement today,' - The Cauldron

'Wallis's book is a well-documented addition to ... [accounts of contemporary spiritualities] ... demonstrating scholarly sensitivity to some complex issues, avoiding the pitfalls of both the overly rational approach as well as the defensive insider.' - Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol 19, No. 2, 2004' ... Wallis' book does a wonderful job of systematically reviewing the complexity of issues and interests surrounding the topic.' - Journal for the Academic Study of Magic