{"product_id":"9780691210667","title":"Shamanism","description":"Author: Mircea Eliade\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691210667\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Nov 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 648\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShamanism 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Eliade writes of the shamans with [a] masterly combination of sympathy and detachment.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eEliade is the most informative guide to the modern mythologies.' - Frank Kermode,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA close and detailed yet comparative study of shamanism...[It] has become the standard work on the subject.'\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003e- Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eClearly the best work on Shamanism published so far.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eReview of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803775488158,"sku":"ADS-9780691210667","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691210667.jpg?v=1778206034","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691210667","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}