Re: Question about the rise of Shamanism in Africa, Eurasia, and the Pacific - a pictorial web page

Marc Washington wrote:
http://www.beforebc.de/Made.by.Humankind/Gods.MotherGoddeses/02-15-e-Shaman-04.html

A HISTORY OF SHAMANISM?: In brief, shamanism is a belief in and
practice of the regulation of human affairs through the powers of the
supernatural world through one who has access at a high level to both.
The following abbreviations are used: AFR = Africa; EA = Eurasia; P =
Pacific Peoples; mya = million years ago; tya = thousand years ago.
1.7 mya humans departed from Africa [C] and entered Europe. [C]
displays an African population throughout Eurasia from 1.7 mya until
the Middle Ages (see 2nd link below).

Was shamanism carried from Africa at some point in time?
Therioanthropic are animal-human forms arising from therio (animal);
and anthropo (human - possessing arms and legs). Anthropologists state
that in [A] EUR 3, 4, & 5 from c. 27,500 BC in Germany are found
shamanistic theriomorphs - i.e. socerers in the form of animals. In
[A] EUR 6 & 7 we graduate to therioanthropic forms (half animal, half
man) from France of the Gravettian period ~13 tya. It is interesting
to note that seen in AFR 7 Kush-Nubia is a therioanthropic lion-man
socerer form reminiscent of those found in Upper Paleolithic Europe
(EUR 3 through 8). In the Kyrgystan (EUR 8) is a curious
solaranthropic form (sun and man). In AFR 1 through 4 and P 2 are
theriomorphic forms. In AFR 9 & 11 painted representation of the
shaman is anthropomorphic - in the form of man. In EUR 1 & 2,

Mongolia, we see human shaman as in AFR 6, 8, & 10. Those of uncertain
nature (shaman? not?) are AFR 5; P 1 & 3). Color aside (ignoring
color) Africans are those with a head longer than wide and full nose
and mouth. By this measure, [C] shows an African population in Eurasia
from 1.7 mya and EUR 1, 2 are African types. EUR 9 & 10 are not shaman
but African types in Europe (Moravia, 23 tya; Bosnia, 4000 BC) during
the span of time shamanistic forms were created in Europe (also
keeping in mind the African population throughout Eurasia in [C]. The
question (as shamanism is also found, e.g. in [D] is, “When did
shamanism first leave Africa and was there African-European input (EUR
3 - 7) in African shamanism (this is a question) AFR 7: Siberia to
Nubia?

http://www.beforebc.de/Made.by.Humankind/Gods.MotherGoddeses/02-15-e-Shaman-04.html

HTP,

By definition this subject is pre-history.

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