Shamans, Mystics and Doctors
A Psychological Inquiry into India and its Healing Traditions
316 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
©
1982
Paper $26.00
ISBN: 9780226422794
Published April 1991
Not for sale in the British Commonwealth except Canada
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Part I - Local and Folk Traditions
2. Soul Knowledge and Soul Force: The Pir of Patteshah Dargah
3. Lord of the Spirit World
4. Other Shamans
Part II - Mystical Traditions
5. The Path of the Saints
6. Tantra and Tantric Healing
7. Cooling Breezes: The Cult of Mataji
Part III - Medical Traditions
8. Indian Medicine and Psychiatry: Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives on Ayurveda
9. The Good Doctor of Jharsetli
10. Epilogue: Healing and Culture
Notes
Index
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