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Russian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Anthropology / Ethnography | |||||||
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shaman's sorcery Explanation: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=gm&sourceid=gmail&q="... |
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ecstatic practice (seance) Explanation: As far as I know, there are no specific translation for this term. However, to the best of my knowledge, Eliade does call kamlanie seance or practice and stresses its ecstatic nature. |
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(ecstatic) shamanic/shamanistic ritual Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/changing/journey/heal... http://pup.princeton.edu/titles/5649.html |
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"kamlanie" Explanation: We don't even try to translate "mate" ("матэ" or "мате") just because it's a culture-specific term. Best transliterate it. http://books.google.com.by/books?id=gGnJHqxPs-4C&pg=PA48&lpg... |
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exorcism performed by shaman Explanation: - |
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