Ten years after it was first published, this is still the leading resource and reference for all those interested in cross-cultural and current forms of shamanism�now with a new introduction and a list of current shamanic resources.
Michael Harner, Ph.D., has taught anthropology at various institutions, including the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, Yale University, and the New School in New York, and has practiced shamanism and shamanic healing since 1961 when he was initiated into Upper Amazonian shamanism. He is the founder of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies in Mill Valley, California.