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Aboriginal Men of High Degree: Initiation and Sorcery in the World's Oldest Tradition
A Elkin
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Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9780892814213
SKU
V9780892814213
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-24
About A Elkin
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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