The Way of the Shaman - Softcover

Harner, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062503731 ISBN 13: 9780062503732

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992

Synopsis

Ten years after it was first published, this is still the leading resource and reference for all those interested in cross-cultural and current forms of shamanism--now with a new introduction and a list of current shamanic resources.

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Review:

What Yogananda did for Hinduism and D.T. Suzuki did for Zen, Michael harner has done for shamanism.--Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob, authors of Higher Wisdom

"Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practicing shaman. Without doubt (since the death of Mircea Eliade) the world's leading authority on shamanism."--Nevill Drury, author of The Elements of Shamanism

"An intimate and practical guide to the art of shamanic healing and the technology of the sacred. Michael Harner is not just an anthropologist who has studied shamanism; he is an authentic white shaman."--Stanislav Grof, author of The Adventure of Self-Discovery

Wonderful, fascinating...Harner really knows what he's talking about."--Carlos Castaneda

From the Back Cover:

This classic on shamanism pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance. It is the foremost resource and reference on shamanism. Now, with a new introduction and a guide to current resources, anthropologist Michael Harner provides the definitive handbook on practical shamanism – what it is, where it came from, how you can participate.

"Wonderful, fascinating... Harner really knows what he's talking about."
CARLOS CASTANEDA

"An intimate and practical guide to the art of shamanic healing and the technology of the sacred. Michael Harner is not just an anthropologist who has studied shamanism; he is an authentic white shaman."
STANILAV GROF, author of 'The Adventure Of Self Discovery'

"Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practising shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade) the world's leading authority on shamanism."
NEVILL DRURY, author of 'The Elements of Shamanism'

Michael Harner, Ph.D., has practised shamanism and shamanic healing for more than a quarter of a century. He is the founder and director of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies in Norwalk, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0062503731
• ISBN 13: 9780062503732
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 205