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Shamanism
Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Series: Princeton Classics
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This book is ideal for readers interested in religion, spirituality, anthropology, and the history of ancient practices, as well as those studying comparative mythology and indigenous traditions.
'Eliade writes of the shamans with [a] masterly combination of sympathy and detachment.' - New York Times Book Review
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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—where shamanism was first observed—to 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—at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesising the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism remains the reference book of choice for those interested in this practice.
'Eliade writes of the shamans with [a] masterly combination of sympathy and detachment.' - New York Times Book Review
'Eliade is the most informative guide to the modern mythologies.' - Frank Kermode, New Statesman
'A close and detailed yet comparative study of shamanism...[It] has become the standard work on the subject.' - Times Literary Supplement
'Clearly the best work on Shamanism published so far.' - Review of Religion
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780691210667
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 September 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Contributors:
- Contributions by Wendy Doniger
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 648
About the Author
Mircea Eliade (19071986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. His books include The Myth of the Eternal Return and Yoga (both Princeton). Wendy Doniger is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. Her books include The Hindus and The Ring of Truth.
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