Harner, Michael J.

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Summary: Michael James Harner was an American anthropologist, educator and author. His 1980 book, The Way of the Shaman: a Guide to Power and Healing, has been foundational in the development and popularization of core shamanism as a New Age path of personal development for adherents of neoshamanism. He also founded the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1929-04-27 [2][6]
Birth Place: Washington, DC [2]; Washington, D.C. [6]
Died: 2018-02-03 [2][6]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [6]; non-fiction writer [6]; archaeologist [6]
Employer: Yale University [6]
Educated at: University of California, Berkeley [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library and Archives of Québec; 5. Danish Bibliographic Centre; 6. Wikidata

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