{"product_id":"shamanism-and-tantra-in-the-himalayas-hardcover","title":"Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaudia Müller-Ebeling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristian Rätsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSurendra Bahadur Shahi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive guide to the shamans and tantrikas of Nepal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- 605 color and black-and-white illustrations, including 135 color thangkas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes more than 20 psychoactives never before documented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The result of 18 years of field research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research, \u003ci\u003eShamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas\u003c\/i\u003e presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of shamanism that is based on the knowledge and experience of the different tribes from that region. Included are original statements from the various ethnic groups and 135 color thangkas, which act as visual guides to the specific practices of the tantric tradition. In addition to the thangkas, the book is lavishly illustrated with numerous photos of different shamanic healing ceremonies, ritual objects, and culturally significant plants that have never been published before. The book also contains a wealth of original recipes, smoking mixtures, scientific tables, charts, and descriptions of more than 20 plants whose psychoactive properties and uses by shamans have never before been researched or documented.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Müller-Ebeling, Ph.D., is an art historian and anthropologist. She is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHexenmedizin\u003c\/i\u003e (Witch's Medicine) and was editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eDao\u003c\/i\u003e, a magazine about the Far East. She lives in Hamburg, Germany. Christian Rätsch, Ph.D. (1957 - 2022), was a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specialized in the shamanic uses of plants. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMarijuana Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePlants of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 11.42 x 8.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772920594720,"sku":"9780892819133","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7ac216ce7fba5d7f1519d4c86a209b60.webp?v=1780416523","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shamanism-and-tantra-in-the-himalayas-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}