Publisher's Synopsis
Increasingly, shaman-centered cultures are respected for values of experience. What is less widely known is that Western civilization itself - beneath layers of Christianity and industrialism - stands upon its own shamanic foundation.*BR**BR*The indigenous practice of shamanism has been under siege for as long as Western European societies have practiced colonialism and Christian missionary work. Only very recently has there been a backlash condemning our cultural chauvinism toward "the primitive". Increasingly, shaman-centered cultures are respected for values of experience. What is less widely known is that Western civilization itself - beneath layers of Christianity and industrialism - stands upon its own shamanic foundation.
