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Shamans, mystics, and doctors

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Sudhir Kakar, a psychoanalyst and scholar, brilliantly illuminates the ancient healing traditions of India embodied in the rituals of shamans, the teachings of gurus, and the precepts of the school of medicine known as Ayurveda.

Subjects: History
India
Medicine
Treatment
Mental illness
Therapy
Set in: India

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