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The World of Shamanism: New Views of an Ancient Tradition

Author:Roger Walsh Review by:Dreamwalker

This a book on the history and practice of shamanism as it is in today's world and how it relates to anthropology, psychology and psychiatry. Read Review

Published: October 24, 2009 Visits: 33 words : 300

http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory/5136093.cms

Review by:subir

Paris locks lips with chimp Read Review

Published: October 20, 2009 Visits: 8 words : 300

http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle-news/kolkata/commercial-sex-wo

(1 Ratings)

Review by:subir

Commercial sex workers form cooperative bank, on an expansion mode Read Review

Published: October 13, 2009 Visits: 38 words : 600

Implications of Chief Seattle's Speech

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Author:Rachel Tenhoff Summary by:Ravennwings

There are many implications that may be drawn from Chief Seattle's oration of 1854. This article focuses on differences of opinions on death. Read Summary

Published: September 12, 2009 Visits: 84 words : 600

http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/14/stories/2009081460971100.htm

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Review by:subir

Hindu priestess in White House advisory council Read Review

Published: August 14, 2009 Visits: 98 words : 600

Hindu America - Who Discovered America

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Author:Chaman Lal Abstract by:Sameer_Kak

Ruins of grand palaces, temples and monuments are to be found everywhere. But who were the people that built them, and where did they come from? Read Abstract

Published: July 29, 2009 Visits: 70 words : 900

http://getahead.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/14/what-do-you-think-of-aza

Review by:subir

What do you think of Azad's azaadi from sex proposal? Read Review

Published: July 18, 2009 Visits: 26 words : 600

To Square With Genesis: Causal Statements and Shamanic Ideas in Wayapi

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Author:Alan Tormaid Campbell Review by:ultimathule

A neglected, even forgotten, trans-ethnographic ethnography from the 1980s. Deserves a far wider readership within and beyond the social sciences. Read Review

Published: June 21, 2009 Visits: 89 words : 600