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Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691279343)
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xThe foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religion
Shamanism is an essential account of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the shamanic tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from Siberia and Central Asia--where shamanism was first observed--to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. This authoritative account illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy to the figure of the shaman--at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism is an essential study of an important practice.Author: Mircea Eliade
ISBN-10: 0691279349
ISBN-13: 9780691279343
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 648
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.61lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.42d
By Mircea Eliade
xMircea Eliade (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. His books include Images and Symbols, The Myth of the Eternal Return, and Yoga (all 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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