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• ISBN: 0525475257
• ISBN: 9780525475255
• Physical Description: xi, 268 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Publisher: New York : Dutton, ©1979.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266).

Formatted Contents Note:

Into the nieríka. Journeys to other worlds. Sereptie : Siberia/Tavgi Samoyed -- Kyzlasov : Siberia/Sagay -- Lizard's Son : Australia/Wiradjuri -- Old K"xau : Africa/!Kung. The quest for vision. Igjugarjuk : Eskimo/Caribou -- Lame Deer : North American/Sioux -- Leonard Crow Dog : North America/Sioux -- Brooke Medicine Eagle : North America/Nez Percé and Sioux. Seeing in a sacred way. Black Elk : North American/Oglala Sioux -- Joe Green : North American/Paviotso -- Rosie Plummer : North American/Paviotso -- Autdaruta : Greenland/Eskimo -- Sanimuinak : Eskimo/Angmagsalik -- Aua : Eskimo/Iglulik -- Gol'd Shaman : Siberia/Gol'd -- Tankli : Australia/Kurnai. Wondrous medicine. María Sabina : Mesoamerica/Mazatec -- Ramón Medina Silva : Mesoamerica/Huichol -- Desana Shaman : South America/Desana -- Manuel Cordóva-Rios : South America/Amahuaca -- Joel : North America/Dogrib.

. The power to transform. Willidjungo : Australia/Murngin -- Mun-yir-yir : Australia/ Murngin -- Aua : Eskimo/Iglulik -- Ramón Medina Silva : Mesoamerican/Huichol -- Petaġa Yuha Mani : North America/Sioux -- Thunder Cloud : North America/Winnebago -- Dick Mahwee : North America/Paviotso -- Isaac Tens : North America/Gitksan. Singing into life. María Sabina : Mesoamerica Mazatec -- Balu Asong Gau : Borneo/Kenyah Dyak. The house of dreams. Desana Shaman : South America/Desana -- Warao Shaman : South America/Warao -- Ramón Medina Silva : Mesoamerica/Huichol -- Prem Das : North America/Huichol. Lifting up the nieríka. Matsúwa : Mesoamerica/Huichol. Sources of the narratives.

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Shamanism.