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    Comparing Shamanisms: Nietzsche, Bataille, Marechera
    Comparing Shamanisms: Nietzsche, Bataille, Marechera
    Comparing Shamanisms: Nietzsche, Bataille, Marechera
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    Comparing Shamanisms: Nietzsche, Bataille, Marechera

    By Jennifer Armstrong

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    The puzzle of what is shamanism can be wholly answered in that shamanic being is the consequence of the derailment of the biological drives.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateNov 4, 2011
    ISBN9781326129064
    Comparing Shamanisms: Nietzsche, Bataille, Marechera
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    Jennifer Armstrong

    Jennifer Armstrong is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and novels. Her works include Hugh Can Do, Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat, The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan (a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book), and Black-Eyed Susan. Her first novel, Steal Away, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable book, and a Golden Kite Honor book. Other titles include Pockets, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Magnus at the Fire, Photo by Brady, and Once Upon a Banana. She lives in New York state.

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