Aboriginal Men of High Degree: Initiation and Sorcery in the World's Oldest Tradition

Elkin, A. P.

ISBN 10: 0892814217 / ISBN 13: 9780892814213

Verlag: Inner Traditions, 1993

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR003295379

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The first book to reveal the secret and sacred practices of Aboriginal shamans, Aboriginal Men of High Degree presents an extraordinary series of rites by which the young Aboriginal male begins the degrees of shamanic initiation--each marked by its own portion of esoteric knowledge. One of Australia's most eminent anthropologists, A. P. Elkin focuses on karadji, or men of high degree, who possess magical powers and who serve as channels between the Dreamtime beings and their own communities. As psychologists and psychic experts, the karadji are essential to the groups' social chesion. They are believed to cure and kill mysteriously, make rain, anticipate future events, and appear and disappear at will. Not content to explain away these phenomenon, Elkin boldly suggests that we enter into the karadji worldview and try to understand this remarkable culture on its own terms.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Former head of the anthropology department at the University of Sydney, A. P. Elkin (1891-1979) authored eight books and numerous articles in Australia, the United States, France, and England, including The Australian Aborigines.

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Titel: Aboriginal Men of High Degree: Initiation ...
Verlag: Inner Traditions
Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good