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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

Carlos Castaneda

Thirty years ago the University of California Press published a remarkable manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. "The Teachings of Don Juan" initiated a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda's now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands. In a series of fascinating dialogues, Castaneda sets forth his partial initiation with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman from the state of Sonora, Mexico. He describes Don Juan's perception and mastery of the "non-ordinary reality" and how peyote and other plants sacred to the Mexican Indians were used as gateways to the mysteries of "dread, " "clarity, " and "power."

Book Details

  • Publisher: Washington Square Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 3rd, 1985
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0030
  • Dimensions: 6.80in - 4.15in - 0.68in - 0.27lb
  • EAN: 9780671600419
  • Categories: Native American StudiesSpiritualism - GeneralShamanism

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About the Author

Castaneda, Carlos: - Born in 1925 in Peru, anthropologist Carlos Castaneda wrote a total of fifteen books, which sold eight million copies worldwide and were published in seventeen different languages. In his writing, Castaneda describes the teaching of don Juan, a Yaqui sorcerer and shaman. His works helped define the 1960's and usher in the New Age movement. Even after his death in 1998, his books continue to inspire and influence his many devoted fans.

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Praise for the groundbreaking work of bestselling author Carlos Castaneda

"Extraordinary in every sense of the word."-- "The New York Times"
"An unparalleled breakthrough... Remarkable-- "Los Angeles Times"
"Hypnotic reading."-- "Chigago tribune"
"It is impossible to view the world in quite the same way."-- "Chicago Tribune"
"Excquisite... Stunning... Fresh, unexpected visions with the logic of dreams."-- "Detroit Free Press"
"Taken together [Castaneda's books] form a work among the best that the science of anthropology has produced."-- "The New York Times Book Review"