Putting the record straight: Rock art and shamanism

Antiquity

Volumn 77, Issue 295, 2003, Pages 165-169

  Lewis Williams, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Rock art; Shamanism; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ART; HISTORY;

EID: 0037366550     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00061469     Document Type: Article

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