{"product_id":"the-woman-in-the-shamans-body-reclaiming-the-feminine-in-religion-and-medicine-9780553108538","title":"The Woman in the Shaman's Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eA distinguished anthropologistwho is also an initiated shamanreveals the long-hidden female roots of the worlds oldest form of religion and medicine. Here is a fascinating expedition into this ancient tradition  from its prehistoric beginnings to the work of women shamans across the globe today.  Shamanism was not only humankinds first spiritual and healing practice  it was originally the domain of women. This is the claim of Barbara Tedlocks provocative and myth-shattering book. Reinterpreting generations of scholarship  Tedlockherself an expert in dreamwork  divination  and healingexplains how and why the role of women in shamanism was misinterpreted and suppressed  and offers a dazzling array of evidence  from prehistoric African rock art to modern Mongolian ceremonies  for womens shamanic powers.  Tedlock combines firsthand accounts of her own training among the Maya of Guatemala with the rich record of women warriors and hunters  spiritual guides  and prophets from many cultures and times. Probing the practices that distinguish female shamanism from the much better known male traditions  she reveals:   The key role of body wisdom and womens eroticism in shamanic trance and ecstasy   The female forms of dream witnessing  vision questing  and use of hallucinogenic drugs   Shamanic midwifery and the spiritual powers released in childbirth and monthly female cycles   Shamanic symbolism in weaving and other feminine arts   Gender shifting and male-female partnership in shamanic practice  Filled with illuminating stories and illustrations  The Woman in the Shamans Body restores women to their essential place in the history of spirituality and celebrates their continuing role in the worldwide resurgence of shamanism today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647642624053,"sku":"ByrdShop_0553108530","price":22.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553108538.jpg?v=1781696919","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-woman-in-the-shamans-body-reclaiming-the-feminine-in-religion-and-medicine-9780553108538","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}