Shamanism : the neural ecology of consciousness and healing
Just as the ancient healing tradition was about to succumb to the denunciation and scorn of rational thought, says Winkelman (ethnography, Arizona State U.) it experienced a resurgence instead and is now practiced regularly in a wide range of religious systems ranging from Pentecostal to Buddhist. He examines the psychobiological and psychocognitive foundations of shamanism and related universal traditions concerned with the therapeutic alteration of consciousness. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
xvi, 309 pages ; 24 cm
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