Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperbackShamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade, surveys the tradition through two and a half

Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes

Yoga: Immortality and Freedom (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

In this landmark book, first published in English in 1958, renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of Yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of Yoga in theory and practice from its earliest

The Sacred and Profane (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

A highly original and scholarly work on spirituality by noted historian Mircea Eliade In The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane, or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

Bengal Nights (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

Set in 1930s Calcutta, this is a roman clef of remarkable intimacy. Originally published in Romanian in 1933, this semiautobiographical novel by the world renowned scholar Mircea Eliade details the passionate awakenings of Alain, an ambitious young French engineer flush with colonial pride and

The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

First published in English in 1954, this founding work of the history of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian migr -scholar Mircea Eliade. Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship published in no fewer than half a dozen European

Wyrdwalkers: Techniques of Northern-Tradition Shamanism (Kaldera Raven)(Paperback)

From dealing with Gods and spirits, to mastering the elements to reading the Threads of Wyrd, this book is a primer for the basic skills of a northern-tradition shaman or shamanic practitioner. The third book in the Northern-Tradition Shamanism series, this book includes spirit-taught lessons from

Principles of Shamanism (Rutherford Leo)(Paperback)

PRINCIPLES OF SHAMANISM by LEO RUTHERFORD REVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS This updated edition of Principles of Shamanism (a.k.a. Shamanism Today) offers an introduction to shamanism, the oldest spiritual path of them all (at least 50,000 years). Shamanism is the oldest way in which

Nostalgia: Short Stories (Cartarescu Mircea)(Paperback)

Mircea Cartarescu, born in 1956, is one of Romania's leading novelists and poets. This translation of his 1989 novel Nostalgia, writes Andrei Codrescu, 'introduces to English a writer who has always had a place reserved for him in a constellation that includes the Brothers Grimm, Franz Kafka, Jorge

Archaic Greece: The Age of Experiment (Snodgrass Anthony M.)(Paperback)

Until quite recently, it has been the accepted view that the Archaic period of Greek history was by definition merely a prelude to the Oassical period, an era regarded as unsurpassed in its literary, intellectual, artistic, and political achievements. Lately, however, ancient historians and

The Politics of Ecstasy (Leary Timothy)(Paperback)

Writings that sparkle with the psychedelic revolution. The Politics of Ecstasy is Timothy Leary's most provocative and influential exploration of human consciousness, written during the period from his Harvard days to the Summer of Love. Includes his early pronouncements on the psychedelic movement

Nightmares in Ecstasy (Vidito Brendan)(Paperback)

Nightmares in Ecstasy is a collection of thirteen stories of surreal body horror. Within its pages, the line between eroticism and terror, desire and death, is blurred. Damaged souls hurtle, as if in a dream, toward mutilation, transformation and fates worse than death. It is literary hardcore

Reiki Shamanism: A Guide to Out-Of-Body Healing (Ewing Jim Pathfinder)(Paperback)

Healing States: A Journey Into the World of Spiritual Healing and Shamanism (Villoldo Alberto)(Paperback)

From Simon & Schuster, Healing States is a journey into the world of spiritual healing and Shamanism. Healing States: A Journey Into the World of Spiritual Healing and Shamanism is a colorful and compelling examination of evidence for the mind's ability to heal, taking a step into the fascinating

The Birth of Nomos (Zartaloudis Thanos)(Paperback)

This is a highly original, interdisciplinary study of the archaic Greek word nomos and its family of words. More recently used to mean simply 'law' or 'law-making', Thanos Zartaloudis draws out the richness of this fundamental term by exploring its many roots and uses over the centuries. The Birth

Spectrum of Ecstasy: The Five Wisdom Emotions According to Vajrayana Buddhism (Chogyam Ngakpa)(Paperback)

Handbook of Acting Techniques(Paperback / softback)

A study of the major acting techniques. It outlines the development of the respective technique and offers practical guidance for actors wishing to explore it for

Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention (Neimeyer Robert a.)(Paperback)

Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention continues where the acclaimed Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved left off, offering a whole new set of innovative approaches to grief therapy to address the needs of the bereaved. This new volume

Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical (Burkert Walter)(Paperback)

This is the first major synthesis of Greek religion to appear for a generation. A clearly structured and readable survey for classical scholars and students, it will also be generally welcomed as the best modern account of any polytheistic religious system. The text builds up an impressive and

Singing with Blackbirds - The Survival of Primal Celtic Shamanism in Later Folk-Traditions (Harris-Logan Stuart A)(Paperback / softback)

Sacred Channels: The Archaic Illusion of Communication (Hrl Erich)(Paperback)

Erich H rl's Sacred Channels is an original take on the history of communication theory and the cultural imaginary of communication understood through the notions of the sacred and the primitive. H rl offers insight into the shared ground of anthropology and media theory in the nineteenth and

Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Assessment Techniques (Palmer M. Lynn)(Paperback)

Organized by region, this text provides the fundamentals of evaluation andexamination techniques of the musculoskeletal system. Each region begins with step-by-step instructions for goniometry, manual muscle testing, muscle length, joint accessory motions and special orthopedic tests. Special

Lord Valentine's Castle (Silverberg Robert)(Paperback / softback)

In an archaic, feudal empire on the giant world of Majipoor, Valentine, an itinerant juggler, wakes up one morning with only a vague and troubled idea of who he is. His dreams suggest he is the ruler of Majipor - but no one will believe