A collection of essays by priests, explorers, adventurers, natural historians and anthropoligists traces Western civilization's struggle to intrepret and understand the ancient knowledge of cultures that revere magic men and women, shamans capable of summoning spirits. 12,500 first printing.
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'This first sweeping study of shamanism is sure to become a classic' - Publishers Weekly 'The most comprehensive survey on shamanism ever' - Mihaly Hoppal, Director, European Folklore Institute
Jeremy Narby studied history at the University of Canterbury and received a doctorate in anthropology from Stanford University. He is the author of The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge. Francis Huxley took his degree in anthropology at the University of Oxford and has written widely on the subject.
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