Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Preface viii
6. Introduction x
7. Chapter 1. Shamanism: Definition and Description 1
8. Chapter 2. Early Encounters Between Explorers, Missionaries and Shamans 18
9. Chapter 3. The Greenlandic Angakkoq 45
10. Chapter 4. Neo-shamanism and the New Age 147
11. Chapter 5. The Revival of Shamanism in Other Cultures 208
12. Conclusion 216
13. Afterword: The Way of the Teacher 224
14. Appendix. Advanced Courses in Shamanism 236
15. Bibliography 271
16. Subject Index 281
17. Name Index 284