Description
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.Author: Mircea Eliade
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 09/15/2020
Pages: 648
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 2.00d
ISBN13: 9780691210667
ISBN10: 0691210667
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Shamanism
- Religion | Comparative Religion
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
About the Author
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 The 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.