Shamanism

Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

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Mircea Eliade

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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. Synthesising the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism remains the reference book of choice for those interested in this practice. 'Eliade writes of the shamans with [a] masterly combination of sympathy and detachment.' — New York Times Book Review 'Eliade is the most informative guide to the modern mythologies.' — Frank Kermode, New Statesman 'A close and detailed yet comparative study of shamanism...[It] has become the standard work on the subject.' — Times Literary Supplement 'Clearly the best work on Shamanism published so far.' — Review of Religion

Author Biography:

Mircea Eliade (1907–1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. His books include Myth of the Eternal Return and Yoga (both 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.

Release date NZ

September 15th, 2020

Author

Mircea Eliade

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Contributions by Wendy Doniger

Pages

648

Dimensions

141x215x42

ISBN-13

9780691210667

Product ID

33368737

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