Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and its Healing Traditions
Kakar, Sudhir
Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and its Healing Traditions - New York: University of Chicago Press, 1982. - x,306p.
Local and folk traditions. Soul knowledge and soul force: the Pir of Patteshah Dargah ; Lord of the spirit world ; Other shamans. --
Mystical traditions. The path of the saints ; Tantra and Tantric healing ; Cooling breezes: the cult of Mataji. --
Medical traditions. Indian medicine and psychiatry: cultural and theoretical perspectives on Ayurveda ; The good doctor of Jharsetli ; Epilogue: Healing and culture.
9780198089421
mystics.
rituals of shamans.
616.8900954 / KAK/S
Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and its Healing Traditions - New York: University of Chicago Press, 1982. - x,306p.
Local and folk traditions. Soul knowledge and soul force: the Pir of Patteshah Dargah ; Lord of the spirit world ; Other shamans. --
Mystical traditions. The path of the saints ; Tantra and Tantric healing ; Cooling breezes: the cult of Mataji. --
Medical traditions. Indian medicine and psychiatry: cultural and theoretical perspectives on Ayurveda ; The good doctor of Jharsetli ; Epilogue: Healing and culture.
9780198089421
mystics.
rituals of shamans.
616.8900954 / KAK/S