Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas by Müller-Ebeling, Claudia

Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780892819133)

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Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas by Müller-Ebeling, Claudia

Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas

$49.95
Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas by Müller-Ebeling, Claudia

Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas

$49.95
Format: Hardcover
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The first comprehensive guide to the shamans and tantrikas of Nepal

- 605 color and black-and-white illustrations, including 135 color thangkas.

- Includes more than 20 psychoactives never before documented.

- The result of 18 years of field research.

The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research, Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of shamanism that is based on the knowledge and experience of the different tribes from that region. Included are original statements from the various ethnic groups and 135 color thangkas, which act as visual guides to the specific practices of the tantric tradition. In addition to the thangkas, the book is lavishly illustrated with numerous photos of different shamanic healing ceremonies, ritual objects, and culturally significant plants that have never been published before. The book also contains a wealth of original recipes, smoking mixtures, scientific tables, charts, and descriptions of more than 20 plants whose psychoactive properties and uses by shamans have never before been researched or documented.

Author: Claudia M?ler-Ebeling, Christian R舩sch, Surendra Bahadur Shahi
ISBN-10: 0892819138
ISBN-13: 9780892819133
Publisher: Inner Traditions International
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.83lbs
Size: 11.42h x 8.68w x 1.27d
By Claudia M?ler-Ebeling
By Claudia M?ler-Ebeling
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Claudia M?ler-Ebeling, Ph.D., is an art historian and anthropologist. She is also the coauthor of Hexenmedizin (Witch's Medicine) and was editor-in-chief of Dao, a magazine about the Far East. She lives in Hamburg, Germany. Christian R舩sch, Ph.D. (1957 - 2022), was a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specialized in the shamanic uses of plants. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants and Marijuana Medicine, and coauthor of Plants of the Gods and Witchcraft Medicine. He lived in Hamburg, Germany, and lectured around the world. Surendra Bahadur Shahi was born in Kathmandu into a Newari family of the Shahi caste and is an accomplished thangka painter. He speaks 10 different languages and has a thorough knowledge of the Buddhist and Hindu religion and mythology and the cultural customs of the Newari people.

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