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List of Figures xi
Preface and Acknowledgments xv
Orientation to Shamanism and the Origin of States: Spirit, Power, and Gender in East Asia 1
What Is Shamanism? 3
Who Were the Wu? 5
State Formation 6
Archaeology 7
Texts 8
Organization of the Book 9
Niuheliang, China 14
Landscapes, Legends, and Skyscapes 19
Landscapes 19
Myths and Legends 31
Skyscapes 38
Interaction between Earth and Heaven 42
Conclusion 46
The Puyang Burial, China 47
What is a Shaman? 51
The Archaeology of Religion, Magic, and Ritual 54
Shamans in Ethnology 57
Shamans in History 61
Other Beliefs and Rituals in East Asia 63
Practices of Shamans 67
Material Culture of Shamans 68
Current Shamanism in East Asia 71
Variability of Shamanisms in Ancient East Asia 72
Conclusion 74
Yoshinogari, Japan 76
Power, Leadership, and Gender 81
Shamanism and Power 81
Leadership Strategies 84
Theories of Leadership 85
Obtaining Power 86
Qualities of a Leader 92
Ideologies of Leadership 93
Women as Shamans and Leaders 95
Conclusion 99
Anyang, China, Tomb No. 5-Lady Hao 100
Shamans in the East Asian Neolithic 105
Neolithic Chronology 109
Possible Evidence of Neolithic Shamans 112
Conclusion 138
Kamegoaka, Japan 140
Shamanism in Early Chinese States 143
Evidence of Xia 146
Evidence of Shang 151
Means of Reaching the Spirits 156
Critiquing the Shaman Hypothesis 162
Warring States 163
Conclusion 166
Sanxingdui, China 168
Shamanism in Korea 171
Paleolithic and Neolithic 172
Bronze Age 174
The Han Commanderies 179
The Korean Three Kingdoms 181
Current Shamanism in Korea 190
Conclusion 191
Hwangnam Daecheong, Korea-Burial of a Ruling Queen? 192
Shamanism in the Japanese Islands 199
Kami 200
Japanese Archaeology 200
Early Japanese History 207
Shamanism in Present-Day Japan 208
Ryukyu Islands 210
Conclusion 212
Haniwa, Japan 213
Retying the Knots: Leadership, Ideology, Cultural Patterns, Gender, and Shamans in East Asia 217
Times, Trends, and Gender 218
Context and the Cultural Mosaic of East Asia 224
Other Gender Issues 228
Present-Day Shamanism in East Asia 229
Conclusion 230
References 233
Index 265
About the Author 283
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