Shamanism

Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

Mircea Eliade, Wendy Doniger

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Prince Classics
23 November 2020

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

By: Mircea Eliade
Contributions by: Wendy Doniger
Imprint: Prince Classics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691210667
ISBN 10: 0691210667
Pages: 648
Publication Date: 23 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.