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Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and its Healing Traditions

By: Kakar, Sudhir Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: University of Chicago Press, 1982Description: x,306pISBN: 9780198089421Subject(s): mystics | rituals of shamansDDC classification: 616.8900954

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	616.8900954 KAK/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		050942

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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.

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