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Compares the development of the shaman, or medicine man, among tribal societies. A go-between for man and the spirit world, the shaman explains and resolves issues surrounding misfortunes, bodily ailments, and death. In drawing from tribal societies around the world, the author discusses causes (ill winds, evils spirits) and cures (exorcism, enchanted drinks).Maddox, John Lee is the author of 'Shamans and Shamanism' with ISBN 9780486427072 and ISBN 0486427072.
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