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Shamans Through Time - by Jeremy Narby (Paperback)

Name: Shamans Through Time - by Jeremy Narby (Paperback)
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SKU: 1001235102
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A survey of five centuries of writings on the world's great shamans-the tricksters, sorcerers, conjurers, and healers who have fascinated observers for centuries.
About the Author: Jeremy Narby, Ph.D. is the author of The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge.
338 Pages
Mind, Body, Spirit, Shamanism

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A survey of five centuries of writings on the world's great shamans-the tricksters, sorcerers, conjurers, and healers who have fascinated observers for centuries.

This collection of essays traces Western civilization's struggle to interpret and understand the ancient knowledge of cultures that revere magic men and women-individuals with the power to summon spirits. As written by priests, explorers, adventurers, natural historians, and anthropologists, the pieces express the wonder of strangers in new worlds. Who were these extraordinary magic-makers who imitated the sounds of animals in the night, or drank tobacco juice through funnels, or wore collars filled with stinging ants?

Shamans Through Time is a rare chronicle of changing attitudes toward that which is strange and unfamiliar. With essays by such acclaimed thinkers as Claude Lévi-Strauss, Black Elk, Carlos Castaneda, and Frank Boas, it provides an awesome glimpse into the incredible shamanic practices of cultures around the world.

About the Author

Jeremy Narby, Ph.D. is the author of The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge. He lives in Switzerland.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.32 Inches (W) x .89 Inches (D)

Weight: .81 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 338

Genre: Mind, Body, Spirit

Sub-Genre: Shamanism

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Format: Paperback

Author: Jeremy Narby

Language: English

Street Date: September 9, 2004

TCIN: 1001235102

UPC: 9781585423620

Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-0441

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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