17: Arctic Shapeshifters Part 2 - Desperately Seeking Sithcerors

Join us for Part 2 of our first ever Holiday Christmas Special as MOZ completes our journey to the beginnings of shamanic lore. Did MOZ find the original shaman in the annals of prehistory? Come along with the Monster Lore Tour and find out!

Thanks again to the illustrious Tim Leavy for providing us with the most fantastical theme song a paranormal podcast could ever hope to have. Check him out at https://www.timleavy.com/

 

REFERENCES:

Rasmussen, K. (1929). Intellectual culture of the Iglulik Eskimos. Glydendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, p119

 

Plato, Shamanism and Ancient Egypt, by Jeremy Naydler | thehumandivinedotorg https://thehumandivine.org/2019/04/28/plato-shamanism-and-ancient-egypt-by-jeremy-naydler/

 

Abercromby, J. (1898). The pre- and proto-historic Finns: Both eastern and western with the magic songs of the west Finns. Vol 1. Published by David Nutt, London, p355-356, Mordvins p157-158, Forest Men of the Votiaks, p161-162, water & tutelary spirits, p170, Lempos p299-300

 

Securing an Animal Helper:

Penobscot shamanism: Speck, Frank Gouldsmith, 1881-1950

https://archive.org/details

Evans-Pritchard, E.E. (1976). Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande. Oxford University Press

Gurung Dharma: shamanic practices and Gurung beliefs - LIFE OF US

https://lifeofus.net/blog/gurung-dharma-shamanic-practices-and-gurung-beliefs/

Proclus:

Cavendish, R. (1967). The black arts. Putnam, p259

The Kamui:

Ashkenazi, M. (2003). Handbook of Japanese mythology.Bloomsbury Academic, p63

Bechuana of Botswana: Russel, J.B. (1980). A history of witchcraft: sorcerers, heretics and pagans. Thames and Hudson, p22

Huichol Wolf Shamanism and A. muscaria | Mark Hoffman - Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/44304544/Huichol_Wolf_Shamanism_and_A_muscaria

Totems as Archetypes: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunani_shape-shifter_part_one/

Nunani: Shape-Shifter (Part One) | Nunatsiaq News

Chotgor: Solovyeva, A. (2020). Faces of Mongolian fear: demonological beliefs, narratives and protective measures in contemporary folk religion. Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 14(1)

Benedikte M. Kristensen on Mongolian Cosmology: The Living Landscape of Knowledge: An analysis of shamanism among the Duha Tuvinians of Northern Mongolia

http://www.anthrobase.com/Txt/K/Kristensen_B_02.htm

Wolves on Two Legs: Steiger, B. (1999). The Werewolf book: the encyclopedia of shapeshifting. Visible Ink Press, MI, p13-14

Godfrey & Steiger talk: Steiger, B. (2010). Real monsters, gruesome critters, and beasts from the darkside. Visible Ink Press, p352

Dual Souls: https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat55/sub350/item1919.html

Mongolian Cosmology: Demonology, Ritual Principles and Worship Grimoires"

https://archive.org/stream/seleneicthon-daemonic-magick/Demonology%2C%20Ritual%20Principles%20and%20Worship%20Grimoires/Klaniczay_Pocs_-_Demons_Spirits_Witches_-_V%282%29_djvu.txt

Monster Generation as Fear of Outgroup: Cryptids with Human Voices by K A (prezi.com)

https://prezi.com/jqvmmoit5l0s/cryptids-with-human-voices/

The Animal Other:

https://neuroquantology.com/data-cms/articles/20191022042841pm2258.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/@JaguarBird/videos

Hoffman, W.J. (2005). The Mide'wiwin: grand medicine society of the Ojibway

University Press of the Pacific, 2005

Eliot, A. (1976). The universal myths: heroes, gods, tricksters and others. Meridian, p149

Norse influence on the Algonquin:

Leland, C.G. (1884). The Algonquin legends of New England: or, myths and folk lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes.

Internet Archive version: https://archive.org/details/algonquinlegends00lela

Nanabozho: Voegelin, E.W. (1984). The Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore mythology and legend. Harper Collins Publishers. San Francisco, p 783.