The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

Castaneda, Carlos

ISBN 10: 0520022580 / ISBN 13: 9780520022584

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1972

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First paperback edition, from the original publisher the University of California Press. Stated on copyright page as "First California Paperback Edition, 1972" A clean tight copy with light edgewear and minor creasing to covers. Seller Inventory # 003215

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of ...

Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Published in 1968 when Carlos Castaneda was still a graduate student in anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, The Teachings of Don Juan experienced extraordinary success and generated intense controversy. Read by over a million readers worldwide, the book introduced many to shamanic traditions and the use of hallucinogenic drugs. The authenticity of the text was questioned by scholars when Castaneda refused to reveal the identity of his teacher, Don Juan Matus. Whether read as ethnographic fact or creative fiction, The Teachings of Don Juan remains an important document in late-twentieth-century American culture.

The Teachings of Don Juan initiated a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda’s now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands.

From the Publisher:

In addition to the publication of Magical Passes, 1998 marks the momentous occasion of another event in the works of Carlos Castaneda: the publication of a 30th anniversary edition of The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge. This special edition includes a new introduction by Carlos Castaneda, which provides a rare glimpse into the author's own view of experiences that encompass the total teachings of the shamans of ancient Mexico. What began thirty years ago with The Teachings of Don Juan has ceaselessly captivated readers worldwide, and this introduction will quite possibly offer the single most important overview of Carlos Castaneda's work.