- Don Juan (Personnage légendaire), Drogas alucinógenas y experiencias religiosas, Hallucinogenic drugs, Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience
Record of Castaneda's initiation into the mysteries of sorcery as revealed by his mentor and friend Don Juan.
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- Author
- Carlos Castaneda
- First published
- May 10, 1973
- Pages
- 268
- Publisher
- Touchstone, Pocket Books, Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- French, Spanish, Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9780671822484
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“"I understand you know a great deal about plants, sir," I said to the old Indian in front of me.”
Carlos Castaneda was an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus. His 12 books have sold more than 28 million copies in 17 languages. Critics have suggested that they are works of fiction; supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy and descriptions of practices which enable an increased awareness. Castaneda withdrew from publi
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