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Examines the psychobiological and psychocognitive foundations of shamanism, revealing how its traditional practices induce brain processes which promote spiritual well-being and healing.

About the Author

MICHAEL WINKELMAN is Senior Lecturer & Director, Ethnographic Field School, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University.

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?This brilliant attempt to link shamanism with humanity's psychophysiological potentials helps explain why the contemporary world still hungers for transcendent experiences.?-Choice

"This brilliant attempt to link shamanism with humanity's psychophysiological potentials helps explain why the contemporary world still hungers for transcendent experiences."-Choice