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Okinawan religionBook 1966 • Lebra, William P.
Okinawans • Asia > East Asia
This is a comprehensive study of Okinawa religion. Lebra discusses Okinawan concepts of the supernatural, religious practices, religious specialists, and religious organization at the state, community, kin group, and household levels. According to Le...Shaman-client interchange in Okinawaessay 1982 • Lebra, William P.
Okinawans • Asia > East Asia
In this article, Lebra examines the shaman-client encounter. Drawing from his ethnographic notes, he identifies three stages, which he calls i) 'negotiating shamanic reality,' ii) 'determining spiritual cause,' and iii) 'prescribing remedial action'....Post-war OkinawaBook 1955 • Pitts, F. R. et al.
Okinawans • Asia > East Asia
This is a post-World War II description of Okinawan culture. It was prepared by two ethnologists and a geographer under the auspices of the Pacific Science Board of the National Academy of Science. The objective of the study was to evaluate the impac...