Where the Spirits Ride the Wind : Trance Journeys and Other Ecstatic Experiences /

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""The book is clearly written for the general reader and includes many descriptions of trance experiences. It may serve as a good introduction to the nature and appeal of the shamanic revival in modern Western cultures.""--Theological Book Review"" ... a case study in e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodman, Felicitas D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1990.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geister.
Trance.
Ekstase.
Religioes.
Espiritismo.
Parapsicologia.
Geister
Trance
Ekstase
Shamanism.
Posture.
Astral projection.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
religion (discipline)
shamanism.
Posture > Miscellanees.
Chamanisme.
Transe.
Voyage astral.
Religion.
Transe > Études de cas.
Posture liturgique > Cas, Études de.
Chamanisme > Études de cas.
Voyage astral > Études de cas.
Religion
Shamanism
Trance > Case studies.
Shamanism > Case studies.
Astral projection > Case studies.
Posture > Miscellanea.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:""The book is clearly written for the general reader and includes many descriptions of trance experiences. It may serve as a good introduction to the nature and appeal of the shamanic revival in modern Western cultures.""--Theological Book Review"" ... a case study in experiential anthropology that offers a unique mix of autobiography, mythology, experiential research, and archaeological data to support a challenging thesis-that certain body postures may help induce specific trance states."" -Shaman's Drum""This is a spellbinding and exceptionally readable book by an extraordin
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780253014641

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