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Shamanism: archaic techniques of ecstasy. Translated from the French by Willard R. Trask.
Record details
- ISBN: 0691098271
- ISBN: 9780691098272
- ISBN: 0691017794
- ISBN: 9780691017792
- Physical Description: xxiii, 610 pages 22 cm.
- Publisher: [Princeton, N.J.] Princeton University Press [1972, c1964]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Translation of Le chamanisme et les techniques archaiques de l'extase.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-569).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- General considerations. Recruiting methods. Shamanism and mystical vocation -- Initiatory sicknesses and dreams -- Obtaining shamanic powers -- Shamanic initiation -- Symbolism of the shaman's costume and drum -- Shamanism in central and north Asia: I. Celestial ascents. Descents to the underworld -- Shamanism in central and north Asia: II. Magical cures. The shaman as psychopomp -- Shamanism and cosmology -- Shamanism in North and South America -- Southeast Asian and Oceanian shamanism -- Shamanic ideologies and techniques among the Indo-Europeans -- Shamanic symbolisms and techniques in Tibet, China, and the Far East -- Parallel myths, symbols, and rites -- Conclusions.
- Language Note:
- Translation of Le chamanisme et les techniques archaiques de l'extase.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | BL 2370 .S5 E413 1964 | 267299 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
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