About this title: Romanian philosopher and history of religion scholar Mircea Eliade's early study of shamanism continues to be a trusted source for scholarly studies of the spiritual practice. Eliade takes a three-pronged approach here, using anthropology, sociology, and psychology to interpret the role of the shaman, or the socially recognized healer who falls ...
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Description: Fine. PAPERBACK, Princeton U. Press, 1974. LIKE NEW! Spine unbroken. VERY CLEAN, unmarked (erasure marks on first pg. ), crisp, pages with square corners. Cover very clean, square corners, light to medium rubbing. (LN-VG) 0508. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780691017792ISBN:0691017794
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The first book to treat shamanism in a comprehensive way. The author's approach is that of the history of religion, rather than from psychology or anthropology. As one reviewer says, Eliade gives "a clear idea of what shamanism is and what it is not. " 610 pages. This copy is in very good condition. The binding is solid but has a light reading crease. The text is free of all marks, notes and underlining. The cover is faded on the spine and has some mild ... read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Arkana
Date Published: 1989-01-01
ISBN-13:9780140191554ISBN:0140191550
Description: New. 0140191550 Shamanism is pre-eminently a religious phenomenon of Siberia and Central Asia, and throughout this vast area the religious life of society centres on the figure of the shaman, at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-worker, priest, mystic and port. The Same phenomena and techniques occur elsewhere in Asia, in the Pacific Islands, in the Americas and among the ancient Indo-European peoples. Mircea Eliade, writing as a historian of religion, synthesizes the ... read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are nice and clean. Free tracking. Satisfaction guaranteed! Fast! read more
Edition: 2nd Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780691017792ISBN:0691017794
Description: NEAR FINE-. 2nd Ed/1974 PB. Very Clean, Unmarked (exc 1 page has 8 sentences underlined in lite red pencil). NO tears, stains, creases, names, hi-lites. NO Shelfwear. Read 1x Very Gently. FreeTraking. read more
Binding: Quality Trade Paperback Wraps
Publisher: Bollingen Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780691017792ISBN:0691017794
Description: Very Good Book. No Dust Jacket as Issued. Slight fading at spine and edges, otherwise as new. 610 pages. Bookseller's Code: E--c121008. read more
Description: ISBN 0140191550. Trade Paperback. Very good to near fine condition, with slight browning to edges of interior pages. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Later Printing. Copy 1. read more
Description: ISBN 0140191550. Trade Paperback. Very good to near fine condition, with slight browning to edges of interior pages. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Later Printing. Copy 2. read more
"This was a somewhat interesting book...required reading for a class on John Milton. Isn't that odd? We were to make connections between Milton's authorship of Paradise Lost and the Shaman's ecstatic experience. A heavy book, written by a scholar, not a new age Llewellyn author."
"Eliade, Mircea. Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy. In this classic of modern anthropology and comparative religion, Mircea Eliade explores in depth the concept of shamanism from an ethnological perspective. With ample case evidence from diverse shamanic cultures, the author determines its characteristic traits, performers, uses and roles within the host culture. Written in a clear and concise language, Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy may be read from cover to cover or used as a reference text, thus being strongly recommended."
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