{"product_id":"shamanism-mircea-eliade-9780691279343","title":"Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShamanism\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eShamanism\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential study of an important practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mircea Eliade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691279349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691279343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.42d","brand":"Mircea Eliade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217879150847,"sku":"9780691279343","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12e6bad9-e122-4c14-aab5-2f83881bbe00.jpg?v=1772000034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shamanism-mircea-eliade-9780691279343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}