TIBETAN SHAMANISM; Ecstasy and Healing
by Peters, Larry
- Used
- Condition
- Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1623170303
- ISBN 13
- 9781623170301
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2016. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very Good. 194pp. Includes: Table of Contents, Introduction, Endnotes, Index. Reflecting sixteen years of intensive fieldwork, this book is a rich chronicle of the daily lives, belief systems, and healing rituals of four highly revered Tibetan shamans forced into exile by the Chinese invasion during the 1950s. Larry Peters lived and studied closely with the shamans in Nepal, learning their belief system, observing and participating in their rituals, and introducing many dozens of students to their worldview. Including photographs of the shamans in ecstatic ritual and trance, this book-one of the most extensive ethnographic work ever done on Tibetan shamanism-captures the end of Tibetan shamanism while opening a window onto the culture and traditions that survived centuries of attack in Tibet, only to die out in Nepal. The violent treatment of shamans by the Buddhist lama has a long history in Tibet and neighboring Mongolia. At one point, shamans were burned at the stake. However, in the mountainous Himalayan terrain, especially in the difficult to reach areas geographically distant from the Buddhist monastic urban centers, shamans were respected and their work revered. Peter's authoritative and meticulous research into the belief systems of these last surviving representatives of the shamanic traditions of the remote Himalayas preserves, in vivid detail, the techniques of ecstasy, described as pathways to the shamanic spirit.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Alta-Glamour Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113936
- Title
- TIBETAN SHAMANISM; Ecstasy and Healing
- Author
- Peters, Larry
- Book Condition
- Used - Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1623170303
- ISBN 13
- 9781623170301
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 2016
Terms of Sale
Alta-Glamour Inc.
Return within 30 days for refund if not as described. Will work with you to your full satisfaction.
About the Seller
Alta-Glamour Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Seattle, Washington
About Alta-Glamour Inc.
Purveyor of the finest collection of all aspects of sexology and erotica, including vintage, men's magazines, censorship and pornography, gay and lesbian, transgender, pseudo-science, medical, psychological, instructional, and much more.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.