{"product_id":"nine-worlds-of-seidmagic-9780415256513","title":"Nine Worlds of SeidMagic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis accessible study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or \u003cem\u003eseidr,\u003c\/em\u003e explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. The book examines the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of \u003cem\u003eseid-workers\u003c\/em\u003e or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds. Written by a follower of \u003cem\u003eseidr,\u003c\/em\u003e it investigates new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It is good to see this degree of academic research applied to one of the more neglected aspects of our native spirituality and magick. Highly recommended.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Cauldron\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'... this is an extremely honest attaempt by Blain to remain true to both her academic training and her faith as a seidr preistess.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eJan Henning, Wood and Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Jenny Blain's\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNine Worlds of Seid-Magic: Ecstacy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis a rich and engaging addition to the growing literature on Neopagan religions and modern-day shamanism.' -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNova Religio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Shamanism, Ecstasy and Experiential Ethnography; 2. The Saying of the Norns; 3. The Greenland Seeress: Seidr as Shamanistic Practice; 4. Approaching the Spirits; 5. The Journey in the Mound; 6. Re-evaluating the Witch-Queen; 7. 'Ergi' Seid-men, Queer Transformations?; 8. The Dance of the Ancestors; Notes; Bibliography","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018123444567,"sku":"9780415256513","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415256513.jpg?v=1750775710","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nine-worlds-of-seidmagic-9780415256513","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}