{"product_id":"shamanism-archaic-techniques-of-ecstasy","title":"Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1951, \"Shamanism\" soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian emigre--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSynthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, \"Shamanism\" will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mircea Eliade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065406832809,"sku":"9780140191554","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780140191554.jpg?v=1778206836","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/shamanism-archaic-techniques-of-ecstasy","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}