The Catalpa Bow A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan

Blacker, Carmen

ISBN 10: 0043980082 / ISBN 13: 9780043980088

Published by HarperCollins, London, 1986

About this Item

Covers do have some wear and rubbing to them. The back cover has a; Paperback; Mandala Unwin Paperbacks; 1989; Second Edition; Group of plates that have B&W photos and illustrations in the middle of the book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 382 p. Good 2"x.5" rectangle where the paper was ripped off, almost certainly from the removal of a price sticker, does not interfere back though. Aside from the minor cosmetic wear to the book, the inside is very clean, no markings on the pages, and the binding is still strong and tight. Seller Inventory # 15514

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Catalpa Bow A Study of Shamanistic ...

Publisher: HarperCollins, London

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Soft cover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis:

This classic work describes shamanic figures surviving in Japan today, their initiatory dreams, ascetic practices, the supernatural beings with whom they communicate, and the geography of the other world in myth and legend.