Shamans, mystics, and doctors

a psychological inquiry into India and its healing traditions

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Shamans, mystics, and doctors

a psychological inquiry into India and its healing traditions

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Sudhir Kakar, a psychoanalyst and scholar, brilliantly illuminates the ancient healing traditions of India embodied in the rituals of shamans, the teachings of gurus, and the precepts of the school of medicine known as Ayurveda.

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Language
English
Pages
306

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-297) and index.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1982.

Published in
Chicago, Ill

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
616.89/00954
Library of Congress
RC451.I6 K35 1991, RC451.I6K35 1991

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 306 p. :
Number of pages
306

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1863075M
ISBN 10
0226422798
LCCN
90020821
OCLC/WorldCat
22660379
LibraryThing
207927
Goodreads
385272

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL53367W

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