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- Title: Carlos Castaneda: The Uses and Abuses of Ethnomethodology and Emic Studies (Essay)
- Author : Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 288 KB
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Castaneda--a shaman or a charlatan? In 1968, Carlos Castaneda, a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), published The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, an ethnographic book that was soon to become a best seller. Here Castaneda recounts how in 1960, while he was a student of anthropology, doing field research in the south of the United States, he encountered a shaman (diablero, brujo) from the Yaqui Indian tribe. Although his goal was to investigate shamanic practices scientifically, Castaneda confesses to having been swallowed by the system of beliefs he was investigating. This resulted in his abandoning the observer position and becoming an apprentice of Juan Matus, his "benefactor". The book claims to be a relatively accurate transcription of Carlos's experiences and the teachings he received during those years. His apprenticeship would last until 1974, when Juan Matus, we are told, left this world; its recounting (reminiscing) would, however, encompass ten more volumes, spanning a period of thirty years, until 1998, when Castaneda died.
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