The foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religion
Shamanism is an essential account of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the shamanic tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from Siberia and Central Asia-where shamanism was first observed-to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. This authoritative account illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy 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 is an essential study of an important practice.
| ISBN: | 9780691279343 |
| Publication date: | 10th March 2026 |
| Author: | Mircea Eliade |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 648 pages |
| Series: | Bollingen Series |
| Genres: |
Spirituality and religious experience History |
The foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religionShamanism is an essential account of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the shamanic tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from Siberia and Central Asia-where shamanism was first observed-to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond.
Shamanism features in the following genres: Spirituality and religious experience, History
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Shamanism was written by Mircea Eliade and published by Princeton University Press
Shamanism has 648 pages
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