The report surveys the neo-shaman movement in Israel, approximately at 2014. Due to the dynamic nature and growth of the movement, currently the Israeli neo-shamanic picture is a bit different than described. The report includes an explanation on neo-shamanism as a global phenomenon, a description of neo-shaman centers in Israel, reference to the mass media’s coverage of the movement and criticism of the later, as well as a short bibliographic list.
The report was written as part of the activity issued by MEIDA center – An Israeli Information Center gor Contemporary Religions, sponsered by the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (inspired by the British INFORM Centre.
Authors
Marianna Ruah-Midbar Shapiro
Hili Ratzon
Links
For Meida Center’s English page – click here.
For the neo-shamanism report’s page on Meida’s site (in Hebrew) – click here.
For Meida’s FaceBook page (in Hebrew) click here.
For the British INFORM centre (that was an inspiration for the foundation of Meida) click here.
For CESNUR’s site (a Europian internationak organization for the study of new religions) – click here.
For an international research project on religions and spirituality, WRSP, the includes many detailed reports – click here.
Date
August 2016
Language
Hebrew
Academic/Non-academic
Academic item
Bibliographical citation
Ruah-Midbar Shapiro, Marianna, Hili Ratzon, and Rachel Werczberger, “New Religious Movements in Israel: Neo-Shamanism”, in MEIDA – Israeli Center for Contemporary Religions (2016): 0-14. Available at: https://meida-center.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/שמאניזם-סופי.pdf. [Hebrew]
