Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
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- Published (US):
- Sep 15, 2020
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- Oct 20, 2020
- Pages:
- 648
- Size:
- 5.5 x 8.5 in.
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Shamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia鈥攚here shamanism was first observed鈥攖o North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the shaman鈥攁t once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism remains the reference book of choice for those interested in this practice.