Uses an ethnographic example of ritual violence to illuminate cultural expression more widely and thereby reformulate anthropological and historical approaches to warfare and violence.
"A guide to using ecstatic trance to connect with your ancestors, rediscover your extrasensory powers, and reclaim the peaceful nature of humanity"--
"The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research, Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas presents for the first time a compreh…
Connecting with nature and nature beings to help heal us and the Earth Provides experiential practices to communicate with nature and access the creative power of the Earth Shares transformative wisdom teachings from conversations with nature beings, such as Snowy Owl, Snake, Bl…
Provides experiential practices for communicating with nature and accessing Earth's creative power, sharing wisdom teachings from conversations with nature beings and exploring the role of each in bringing balance to the planet.
"A remarkable array of people have been called shamans, while the phenomena identified as shamanism continues to proliferate. This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Shamanism contains with examples from antiquity up to today, and from Siberia (where the term “shaman…
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Shamanism contains a chronology, an introduction, and extensive bibliography. The dictionary contains over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, groups, practices and cultures that have been called "shamanic". Thi…
Containing a chronology, an introduction and an extensive bibliography, this dictionary has over 500 cross-referenced entries on individuals, groups, practices, and cultures that have been called "shamanic."
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Shamanism contains a chronology, an introduction, and extensive bibliography. The dictionary contains over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, groups, practices and cultures that have been called "shamanic". Thi…
