The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
by Castaneda, Carlos
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- Hardcover
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Alfred, Maine, United States
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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge was published by the University of California Press in 1968 as a work of anthropology. It was written by Carlos Castaneda and submitted as his master’s thesis in the school of anthropology. It reportedly documents the events that took place during an apprenticeship he claimed to have served with a self-proclaimed Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, don Juan Matus, between 1960 and 1965.
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- Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7428
- Title
- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
- Author
- Castaneda, Carlos
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley and Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- drugs, shamanism, mexican religion, mushrooms, fungi, mycology, psychotropics, hallucination
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