Shamanism : a universal science /

Examines shamanistic medicine in different cultures around the world and contrasts it with Western medical science. With a focus on knowing through direct perception rather than cognition, shamans search for the causes and cures of illnesses by contacting spirits through a trance-like state of consc...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities (Firm), Schweizer Fernsehen DRS
Other Authors:	Aletti, Monica, Fedele, Loris, Lyon, William S., Ph. D.
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [1999]
Subjects:	Shamanism. Traditional medicine. Documentary films.