Shamanism: Archaic Techniques Of Ecstasy
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques Of Ecstasy
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Author
Author
Mircea Eliade / Мирча Элиаде
Dimension
Dimension
140x216mm (5,5'x8,5')
ISBN
ISBN
9780691210667
Format
Format
Paperback
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
648
Publisher
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2020
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques Of Ecstasy
The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperback
Shamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia—where shamanism was first observed—to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place 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 remains the reference book of choice for those interested in this practice.
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Author:Mircea Eliade - Мирча Элиаде
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Language:English
Publication Date:2020
Number of pages:648 pst
Format:Paperback
Width:140 mm / 5,5'
Height:216 mm / 8,5'
Weight:660 g
ISBN:9780691210667