Becoming Half Hidden: Shamanism and InitiationE (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) [Hardcover]

Daniel Merkur (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (October 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815307837
• ISBN-13: 978-0815307839
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,539,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent study, but only for specialists, August 21, 2000

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This review is from: Becoming Half Hidden: Shamanism and InitiationE (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) (Hardcover)

Becoming Half Hidden is a fascinating study of Inuit shamanism, with a strong focus on psychological elements. It is very much an academic text and will be a difficult read for anyone without a strong background in psychology and perhaps also philosophy or theology. Elements of the study of folklore and mythology seem rather deemphasized. Merkur treats his subjects with a reasonable amount of respect, unlike some of the scholars whose work he quotes. All in all, this is no doubt an important academic work, but even well-educated nonspecialist readers will find it unapproachable.