Masters of Ecstasy

A brief introduction to shamanism

Sparing a boatride down the rivers of the Amazon rainforest, a trek across the tundras of Northern Siberia, or a huddle at the campsites of the Cherokee Nation, most of us won’t be meeting a shaman anytime soon. But thanks to the comprehensive descriptions given to us by Micrea Eliade, one of the most prominent religion scholars of the 20th century, we can nonetheless learn…