num_pages: 304
description: This powerful memoir of an American who was adopted by a shaman and allowed to study the secrets of a Tzutujil Mayan village in deepest Guatemala "offers readers a privileged and rare glimpse into (the village's) complex and spiritually rich life" ("Rocky Mountain News"). 15,000.
language: English
title: Secrets of the Talking Jaguar
titlecomplete: Secrets of the Talking Jaguar
genres: Anthropology, Cultural, Religion, Biography, Ethnography, Philosophy, Spirituality, Memoir, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 747
publisher: Shaftesbury