Comments on: Eliade’s Shamanism http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/ A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve Beyer http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Steve Beyer Wed, 27 May 2009 09:49:24 +0000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/#comment-461 I stand by what I said. Eliade did not study shamans in India, but rather studied yoga -- and even then, yoga philosophy much more than yoga practice. Yes, he was a Romanian -- in fact, a nationalist and fascist Romanian -- but I know of nothing to indicate he ever studied or participated in any sort of Romanian shamanism. I am perfectly willing to be proved wrong about this. If you can point me to any documents that support what you say, I would be happy to look at them. I stand by what I said. Eliade did not study shamans in India, but rather studied yoga — and even then, yoga philosophy much more than yoga practice. Yes, he was a Romanian — in fact, a nationalist and fascist Romanian — but I know of nothing to indicate he ever studied or participated in any sort of Romanian shamanism. I am perfectly willing to be proved wrong about this. If you can point me to any documents that support what you say, I would be happy to look at them.

]]> By: bogdy72000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/comment-page-1/#comment-460 bogdy72000 Wed, 27 May 2009 06:12:32 +0000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/#comment-460 "It is important to note that Eliade never met a shaman, never lived in an indigenous culture where shamans practiced, and never observed a shamanic ceremony. Everything he knew about the topic of his book he learned from the writings of others." --this is wrong and any romanian can prove that...the guy studied in calcutta and you know jack about the romanian shamans even if they aren't called so...it seems that you don't know and all you know you learned earned from the writings of others. “It is important to note that Eliade never met a shaman, never lived in an indigenous culture where shamans practiced, and never observed a shamanic ceremony. Everything he knew about the topic of his book he learned from the writings of others.” –this is wrong and any romanian can prove that…the guy studied in calcutta and you know jack about the romanian shamans even if they aren’t called so…it seems that you don’t know and all you know you learned earned from the writings of others.

]]> By: James curcio http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/comment-page-1/#comment-132 James curcio Sat, 31 May 2008 08:46:00 +0000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/#comment-132 I have read shamanism, rites & initiations, and a couple of his other non-fiction works. I never read his novels- or indeed knew that he'd written any. I'll check them out. I have read shamanism, rites & initiations, and a couple of his other non-fiction works. I never read his novels- or indeed knew that he’d written any. I’ll check them out.

]]> By: Adine Gavazzi http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Adine Gavazzi Fri, 30 May 2008 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/#comment-131 Interesting comment, but it is hard for me to agree. Eliade reaches his goal by a profound intuition, reveaeld by the crystal quality of his prose. His contribution is not important for the method - which stands ages away from this contemporary nouvelle histoire school - His work is and remains unique for the quality of intuition, very similar to what Borges and Dante found. Take for instance Elade's novels, "The forbidden forest" or "Nights in Serampore" and you will see what I mean. This man, in a maybe strange and uncomprehensible way, did more than create an opinion. He generated a whole discipline. Interesting comment, but it is hard for me to agree. Eliade reaches his goal by a profound intuition, reveaeld by the crystal quality of his prose. His contribution is not important for the method – which stands ages away from this contemporary nouvelle histoire school – His work is and remains unique for the quality of intuition, very similar to what Borges and Dante found. Take for instance Elade’s novels, “The forbidden forest” or “Nights in Serampore” and you will see what I mean. This man, in a maybe strange and uncomprehensible way, did more than create an opinion. He generated a whole discipline.

]]> By: james curcio http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/comment-page-1/#comment-23 james curcio Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/eliades-shamanism/#comment-23 Thanks for this. Hopefully I'll get a chance to come back and give a couple reactions, I've been too busy lately for my own good. But I wanted to let you know I read it and enjoyed your take. It is easy to write off the bulk of Eliade's work, but it's equally easy to take it hook line and sinker. As is the case with any thinker, writer, artist, creator- drink, but carefully. Who knows what they may have slipped in the Kool Aide when we weren't looking. <br/><br/>Also, I see you also did a review of The Other World & Blueberry. :) http://www.alterati.com/blog/?p=1503 Thanks for this. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to come back and give a couple reactions, I’ve been too busy lately for my own good. But I wanted to let you know I read it and enjoyed your take. It is easy to write off the bulk of Eliade’s work, but it’s equally easy to take it hook line and sinker. As is the case with any thinker, writer, artist, creator- drink, but carefully. Who knows what they may have slipped in the Kool Aide when we weren’t looking.

Also, I see you also did a review of The Other World & Blueberry. :) http://www.alterati.com/blog/?p=1503

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