Traces Western civilizations to understand the ancient knowledge of shamans around the world, from Asia and Australia to Africa and the Americas.
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Jeremy Narby is the author of The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge. Francis Huxley's books include Affable Savages, The Invisibles, The Way of the Sacred, The Dragon, and The Eye.
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Interesting & Informative,
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I have been studying shamaic cultures for decades, and this was an unusual collection seeing through the eyes of Westerners over half a milenium. It gives me hope that we can rise above ethnocentricity to see that reality is mutable although by way of this book it took over 400 years.
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I borrowed this book from the library and ended up buying my own copy. Gives great info on the topic of shamans. You could buy several of the books that are listed but there are parts from articles and journals that are not available. I am enjoying this book very much and plan to use it when I write my Ph.d on shamanism.
You will enjoy every article.
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This book is a compilation of articles relating to shamans or its synonyms throughout the world. The arrangement of the articles outlines a change in perception towards this groups of people. As such, it can become a rich source of information for those doing cultural studies.
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In the early sixteenth century, Spanish navigator and natural historian Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo described old men using tobacco to communicate with spirits among the indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola (the island currently comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
invisible projectiles, curing shaman, spirit darts, magic darts, plant teachers, magic cord, new shamans, shamanic knowledge, sick little boy, magic substance, other shamans, possession cults, hallucinogenic plants, shamanic practices Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Peruvian Amazon, New Age, South America, Franz Boas, Henry Rupert, Don Celso, Eva Mendez, Maria Sabina, Master of Animals, Amazonian Indians, American Museum of Natural History, Book of Revelation, Don Alejandro, Grass Creek, Mircea Eliade, Tlingit Shaman, Under World New!
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In the early sixteenth century, Spanish navigator and natural historian Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo described old men using tobacco to communicate with spirits among the indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola (the island currently comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
invisible projectiles, curing shaman, spirit darts, magic darts, plant teachers, magic cord, new shamans, shamanic knowledge, sick little boy, magic substance, other shamans, possession cults, hallucinogenic plants, shamanic practices Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Peruvian Amazon, New Age, South America, Franz Boas, Henry Rupert, Don Celso, Eva Mendez, Maria Sabina, Master of Animals, Amazonian Indians, American Museum of Natural History, Book of Revelation, Don Alejandro, Grass Creek, Mircea Eliade, Tlingit Shaman, Under World New!
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- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The way of the shaman by Michael J Harner on page 169, and Back Matter
- The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner on page 169, and Back Matter
- Aboriginal Men of High Degree (Studies in society and culture) by A.P. Elkin on page 103, and Back Matter
- Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual (Sather Classical Lectures) by Walter Burkert in Back Matter
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- Shamanism: A Reader by Graham Harvey on 4 pages
- Shamans/Neo-Shamans: Ecstasies, Alternative Archaeologies and Contemporary Pagans by Robert J. Wallis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Shamanism: A Reader by Graham Harvey in Front Matter, page 301, and page 306
- Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence of Alien Abductions by Bill Chalker in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism by Daniel Pinchbeck on page 156, and Back Matter
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