Claudia M�ller-Ebeling, Ph.D., is an art historian and anthropologist. She is also the coauthor of Hexenmedizin (Witch's Medicine) and was editor-in-chief of Dao, a magazine about the Far East. She lives in Hamburg, Germany. Christian R�tsch, Ph.D. (1957 - 2022), was a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specialized in the shamanic uses of plants. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants and Marijuana Medicine, and coauthor of Plants of the Gods and Witchcraft Medicine. He lived in Hamburg, Germany, and lectured around the world. Surendra Bahadur Shahi was born in Kathmandu into a Newari family of the Shahi caste and is an accomplished thangka painter. He speaks 10 different languages and has a thorough knowledge of the Buddhist and Hindu religion and mythology and the cultural customs of the Newari people.
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research and insight regarding the contribution of pre-Buddhist
cultures to our current understanding of Tantrism and Vajrayana.
The depth of detailed knowledge regarding the symbolism, rituals,
and the indigenous wisdom of the Nepali shamans can be attributed
to the authors' combined expertise in the fields of anthropology,
ethnobotany, art history, and ethnography. A visionary
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perspective but in light of the living tradition. Anyone interested
in yoga or shamanism will find a wealth of information in this
fascinating book."-- "David Frawley, author of Yoga for Your Type
and founder of the American Institute of Vedic Studies"
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