Shamanism : the timeless religion
Singh, Manvir2025
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Total copies: 1
What are the origins of shamanism and what is its future? Do shamans believe in their powers? What exactly is trance? What can we learn from indigenous healing practices? In this enlightening book, anthropologist Manvir Singh offers a new explanation for one of the most misunderstood religious traditions. Travelling from Indonesia to the Amazon, living with shamans and observing music, drug use and indigenous curing ceremonies, he journeys into the origins of shamanism.
Main title:
Shamanism : the timeless religion / Manvir Singh.
Author:
Singh, Manvir, author
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2025.
Collation:
272 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780241638415 (hbk)
Dewey class:
201.44
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
884108