Original sentence: ) – April 27, 1998) was the author of a series of books that purport to describe his training in traditional Mesoamerican shamanism, which he referred to as a form of sorcery
Edited sentence: ) – April 27, 1998) was the brilliant author of a series of books that purport to describe his training in traditional Mesoamerican shamanism, which he referred to as a form of sorcery