Michael Harner

Michael James Harner (April 27, 1929 – February 3, 2018) was an American anthropologist, educator and author. He founded the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and the New Age practice of "Core Shamanism". His 1980 book, The Way of the Shaman: A Guide to Power and Healing,Harner, Michael (1980) The Way of the Shaman. San Francisco: Harper & Row. Third edition, 1990.  was important in the development of "Core Shamanism" as a path of personal development for new age adherents of neoshamanism.Noel, Daniel C. (1997) Soul Of Shamanism: Western Fantasies, Imaginal Realities.Continuum.  He was born in Washington, D.C..

Harner died on February 3, 2018 at the age of 88.In Memoriam: Michael J. Harner (1929-2018)

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Other websites
Michael Harner's Foundation for Shamanic Studies

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