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Description:First published in 1951, "Shamanism" soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious & fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian emigre--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-86) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two & a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia & Central Asia--where Shamanism was first observed--to North & South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China & beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the Shaman--at once magician & medicine man, healer & miracle-doer, priest, mystic & poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology & ethnology, "Shamanism" will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Eliade, Mircea, Trask, Willard R., Doniger, Wendy [Princeton University Press, 2004] (Paperback) [Paperback]. To get started finding Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Eliade, Mircea, Trask, Willard R., Doniger, Wendy [Princeton University Press, 2004] (Paperback) [Paperback], you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: First published in 1951, "Shamanism" soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious & fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian emigre--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-86) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two & a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia & Central Asia--where Shamanism was first observed--to North & South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China & beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the Shaman--at once magician & medicine man, healer & miracle-doer, priest, mystic & poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology & ethnology, "Shamanism" will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Eliade, Mircea, Trask, Willard R., Doniger, Wendy [Princeton University Press, 2004] (Paperback) [Paperback]. To get started finding Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Eliade, Mircea, Trask, Willard R., Doniger, Wendy [Princeton University Press, 2004] (Paperback) [Paperback], you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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