The religious-ethnographic concept of shamanism in prehistoric archaeology. Examples from specific burials of the late neolithic and early bronze age in Central Europe

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Rüdiger Krause
• Subject Area: Prehistory and World Archaeology
• Term: from 2011 to 2014
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 194172560

The application provides the results so far of the thesis by Mr. Andy Reymann on "The religious-ethnographical concept of shamanism in prehistoric archeology using selected special burials of the 3rd and 2nd millennium in Central Europe, represents addition to the presentation and discussion of the results and the objectives of the project, describes the work done and the results arising from the application, and presented for the third year founded. It examines the religious-ethnographical concept of the shaman and the problems to apply this term in the anthropological analysis of prehistoric burials of Late Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age. The term shamanism is considered in recent research as a complex and highly variable system and the anthropological definitions tried mostly the phenomenon based on a more or less complex set of criteria to make tangible. While a variety of studies using these criteria as monotheistic system, some researchers try their concepts on a polythetic basis with various transitions.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Participating Person: Professor Dr. Marin Trenk