First published in 1951; Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion; Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over 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 will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.
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