The A to Z of Shamanism

by Graham Harvey, Robert J Wallis, Robert J. Wallis

Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities where their actions negotiate harmony between human and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810876000
• ISBN13: 9780810876002
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"