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Secrets of the Talking Jaguar : Memoirs From the Living Heart of a Mayan Village (98 Edition) by Martin Prechtel Publisher Comments Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology) by Mircea Eliade Publisher Comments First published in 1951, Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Quest for the Shaman by Mira Aldhouse Green Publisher Comments An informative and entertaining exploring of shamanism and ritual behavior in ancient Europe. The authors draw on the most recent archaeological research to show that shamanism was endemic among ancient European peoples from the Stone Age to the early... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Last of the Shor Shamans by Alexander Arbachakov Synopsis This unified presentation of previously disparate studies of Siberian Shor shamanism will intrigue academicians and folklorists alike - as well, it will inspire serious shamanic practitioners and a wider readership interested in traditional shamanic... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Nine Worlds of Seid Magic: Ecstasy and Neo-Shamanism in North-European Paganism by Jenny Blain Publisher Comments This accessible case-study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or "seidr," explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $27.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Last of the Medicine Men by Benedict Allen Publisher Comments In The Last of the Medicine Men, author Benedict Allen, explores the mysterious and dramatic world of healers, who are popularly referred to as witchdoctors. In the diverse communities of the world, healing roles are assumed by faithhealers, shamans... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Shamans of the World: Extraordinary First-Person Accounts of Healings, Mysteries, and Miracles by Nancy Connor Publisher Comments What does the world look like through the eyes of a shaman? To help answer this question, Dr. Bradford Keeney and Nancy Connor present Shamans of the World, an intimate encounter with traditional healers from ten unique indigenous cultures. Through... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Long Life Honey in the Heart (04 Edition) by Martin Prechtel Publisher Comments Martín Prechtel continues the narrative of his unique life in Santiago, Atitlan in Long Life, Honey in the Heart, an eloquent memoir replete with the subtle intelligence and sophistication of Mayan culture. Set against the dramatic backdrop of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Deerdancer :the shapeshifter archetype in story and in trance by Michele Jamal Publisher Comments For centuries, shamanic men and women have engaged in shapeshifting rituals -- the powerful process of taking on the physical or psychological aspect of an animal to access its strength and perceptions. Jamal explores the qualities and myths associated... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Shamans and Kushtakas: North Coast Tales of the Supernatural by Mary Giraudo Beck Publisher Comments Shaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was honored as a person who could heal the body and spirit... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Way of the Shaman: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Michael Harner Publisher Comments This classic on shamanism pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance. It is the foremost resource and reference on shamanism. Now, with a new introduction and a guide to current resources, anthropologist Michael Harner provides the definitive handbook on... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Shamanism (Quest Book) by Shirley Nicholson Publisher Comments A powerful collection of essays from authors such as Mircea Eliade, Joan Halifax, Stanley Krippner, Brooke Medicine Eagle, Serge King, and Michael Harner on the mystifying phenomenon of shamanism around the world---what it is, how it works and why.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Shaman's Doorway: Opening Imagination to Power and Myth by Stephen Larsen Publisher Comments The Shaman’s Doorway is one of the most significant and inspiring works on the relationship of shamanism to both the psyche and society. Drawing on his experience as a psychotherapist and his understanding of primordial shamanic traditions, Stephen... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Fore by Mark J Plotkin Publisher Comments For thousands of years, healers have used plants to cure illness. Aspirin, the world's most widely used drug, is based on compounds originally extracted from the bark of a willow tree, and more than a quarter of medicines found on pharmacy shelves... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Shaman's Path: Healing, Personal Growth, & Empowerment by Gary Doore Publisher Comments The ancient path of shamanism is alive and well in contemporary society. Physicians, therapists, and spiritual seekers are among those who are rediscovering the shaman's methods—such as drumming, visualization, and storytelling—as effective... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Reluctant Shaman: A Woman's First Encounters with the Unseen Spirits of the Earth by Kay Cordel Whitaker Publisher Comments Traces the journey of a woman as she is initiated into an age-old spiritual tradition. A charismatic couple, Domano and Chea, explain their mission - to hand down the ancient wisdom of their people. She learns how to meditate and hear the Earth Song, and... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural by Arthur C Lehmann Publisher Comments This comparative reader takes an anthropological approach to the study of religious beliefs, both strange and familiar. The engaging articles on all key issues related to the anthropology of religion grab the attention of students, while giving them an... (read more) List Price $85.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Breaking Open the Head : a Psychedelic Journey Into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism (02 Edition) by Daniel Pinchbeck Publisher Comments A dazzling work of personal travelogue and cultural criticism that ranges from the primitive to the postmodern in a quest for the promise and meaning of the psychedelic experience. While psychedelics of all sorts are demonized in America today, the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Native Healer by Robert G Lake Publisher Comments An exciting glimpse into the world of Native American shamanism. Many today claim to be healers and spiritual teachers, but Medicine Grizzlybear Lake definitely is both. In this work he explains how a person is called by higher powers to be a medicine... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Psychedelic Journey of Marlene Dobkin de Rios: 45 Years with Shamans, Ayahuasqueros, and Ethnobotanists by Marl Dobkin De Rios Publisher Comments A look inside almost half a century of pioneering research in the Amazon and Peru by a noted anthropologist studying hallucinogens, including ayahuasca • Reveals how ayahuasca successfully treats psychological and emotional disorders • Examines... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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