Question about the Rise of Shamanism in Africa, Eurasia, & the Pacific



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
today.

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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 c. 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). Africans are those with a
head longer than round 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?

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