Hallucinogens and Shamanism Edited by Michael J. Harner
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1973
Format: Softcover
Condition: New
From the original book jacket:
Anthropologists have long been fascinated by the worldview and religious beliefs of primitive peoples. Only recently, however, with the surge of interest in hallucinogenic agents in our own culture, have researchers begun to acknowledge the essential role of such substances in the cosmology of many of these primitive societies. In this unusual collection, ten original studies explore the use of hallucinogens in shamanism: the ancient and widespread practice of invoking a trance state to perceive and manipulate supernatural forces.