Sky Shamans of Mongolia | Free Book
Shamanism, described in the 1950s by Mircea Eliade as "archaic techniques of ecstasy," is alive and well in Mongolia as a means of accessing "nonordinary realities" and the spirit world. After centuries of suppression by Buddhist and then Communist political powers, it is exploding in popularity in Mongolia. Turner gives compelling accounts of healings and rituals he witnesses among Darkhad, Buryat, and Khalkh shamans, and goes on to provide us with his insights into a universal shamanism, principles that lie at the heart of shamanic traditions worldwide. This astounding, inspiring book will appeal to shamans and shamanic therapists, students of Mongolian culture and comparative religion, and fans of off-grid travel memoirs.
In The Press
“Sky Shamans of Mongolia is a fascinating and serious work that
is an important contribution to shamanic knowledge. A must–read for
anyone wishing to learn about Mongolian shamanism and to understand
its place in the world.”—Michael Harner, PhD, author of
The Way of the Shaman and
Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality
“As one who has worked and taught alongside Mongolian shamans, I find
this book by Kevin Turner has illuminated much about this stunningly
powerful and mysterious form of shamanism. He shares what he has
learned firsthand, and he frames it in a rich context of multiple
dimensions of shamanism, including neuroscience, and rolls it into a
vision of shamanism as personal evolution with a vision of the future.
Read this book!”—C. Michael Smith, PhD, clinical psychologist
and author of Jung and Shamanism in Dialogue and
Psychotherapy and the Sacred
“Kevin Turner’s marvelous fieldwork describes shamanism and shamanic
knowledge as it really is in Mongolia.”—L. Chuluunbaatar, PhD,
professor of linguistics at National University of Mongolia
“Kevin Turner’s Sky Shamans of Mongolia covers a subject few
authors have investigated in depth. In this wonderful and well-written
text, Turner explores shamanism in the kind of detail only an initiate
could communicate. Not only does Turner speak to the cultural
role of shamans, but he reveals the experiential cosmos in which they
journey for the benefit of community. I recommend this book for
anyone interested in Asian shamanism.”—Larry Peters, PhD,
author of Tibetan Shamanism: Ecstasy and Healing
“Turner’s unique qualifications make this book an immensely valuable
resource for Westerners interested in Mongolian shamanism, or
shamanism wherever practiced. An American living in Asia, speaking
several Asian tongues, himself a shamanic practitioner, Turner
possesses not only the gift of understanding but the gift of putting
that understanding into clear, readable language. Unlike academics
attempting to describe shamanism from the outside, Turner knows it
from the inside, and the same familiarity that gained him the
confidence of the shamans enables him to be a sure-footed interpreter
for the reader.”—Frank DeMarco, author of
The Sphere and the Hologram
“A fascinating and compelling account of contemporary shamanic
practice, based on firsthand experience and simultaneously an exercise
in religious anthropology and cultural ethnography, this work explores
a sacred tradition whose deep impact on the West is gradually being
rediscovered and interpreted anew.”—Paul Bishop, PhD, author
of The Archaic: The Past in the Present
“Kevin Turner is an explorer of the inner worlds, a researcher of the
deep meaning of life. His book, in addition to being an
anthropological text, is also a travel story, full of surprises,
between blue skies and green landscapes without boundaries, the songs
and costumes of the shamans, their miraculous healings and visions,
and the sterile discussions among academic scholars described with
fine irony. [A] trip to real but extraordinary
experiences.”—Guido Ferrari, journalist and director
of Tao: The Watercourse Way at Wu Yi Mountain
“Sky Shamans of Mongolia is an invaluable guide for anyone
interested in understanding one of the world’s oldest shamanic
traditions with an abundance of detail to satisfy a curious reader or
a serious student of global shamanism.”—Robert Thé, medical
anthropologist
“Kevin Turner brings a rare combination of skills and tools to the
table, which in Mongolia opened doors and hearts normally closed to
Western researchers of shamanism. He is a linguist, a teacher, and a
practicing shaman. As a Western shaman, he had to endure much
skeptical probing before being accepted by the Mongolian shamanic
community and invited to their gatherings and healing ceremonies.
Writing Sky Shamans of Mongolia from the perspective of a
shamanic practitioner himself, Kevin Turner offers his readers a rare
in-depth overview of the history and current practices of Mongolian
shamanism, which after a period of persecution and decline is
experiencing a revival of astonishing proportions.”—Sabine Lucas, PhD, Jungian analyst, and author of Past Life Dreamwork
“Sky Shamans of Mongolia provides authoritative and extensive
coverage of a little-known tradition. The writer’s personal encounters
enliven the account, furthered by his position as a practitioner of
‘universal shamanism’ which enables him to enjoy privileged access.
There are moments when the reader is so drawn in by the firsthand
descriptions that it feels as if one were actually there.”—John Dougill, author of
Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient
Religion
“The dramatic resurgence of shamanism in Mongolia, as detailed in this
beautifully written study, is testament to the indomitable nature of
the soul’s healing powers. Kevin Turner gives us both a window into
shamanism as a worldwide phenomenon and a detailed account of
ancestral Mongolian shamanic practices. Most interesting of all,
Sky Shamans is that rare glimpse into the shamanic psyche,
transmitted through these accounts.”—Jeremiah Abrams, author of
Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human
Nature
“An enjoyably written introduction to Mongolian and Inner Asian
shamanisms that is based in experience and filled with knowledge.
Recommended.”—Jeremy Narby, author of
Shamans through Time and The Cosmic Serpent
“Author Kevin Turner has brought something of great importance to
those seeking to understand and practice shamanism: a valuable
contribution to the understanding and practice of shamanism in the
West and a richly rewarding, fascinating study of Mongolian shamanism.
The author’s adventures in the land of the shamans brings much food
for thought and great insight.”—Nicholas Breeze Wood, editor of
Sacred Hoop magazine
- Title: Sky Shamans of Mongolia | Free Book
- Author: Steven
- Created at : 2024-10-22 22:24:01
- Updated at : 2024-10-27 01:28:25
- Link: https://novels-ebooks.techidaily.com/2097026-9781583949986-sky-shamans-of-mongolia/
- License: This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.