by Joseph Polimeni
Schizophrenia is one of the most enigmatic human experiences. While it can cause terrible distress, it doesn't fit the mold of a classic medical disease. In Shamans Among Us, Joseph Polimeni shows that today's schizophrenia patients are no less than the modern manifestation of tribal shamans, people vital to the success of early human cultures. Shamans Among Us is the most detailed and comprehensive evolutionary theory yet assembled to explain a specific psychiatric diagnosis.
“...a thought-provoking essay... I strongly recommend it to all those who dare to
think outside the box.”
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Martin Brüne, MD
Author of Textbook of Evolutionary Psychiatry: The Origins of Psychopathology
“...raises the interesting
notion that present-day schizophrenics are descendants
of latter-day shamans...”
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David Koulack, PhD
Author of To Catch a Dream: Explorations of Dreaming
“... casts a new light on matters
which were previously confusing and even inexplicable.”
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John Price, DM, MRCP, MRCPsych, DPM
Co-author of Evolutionary
Psychiatry: A New Beginning and Prophets, Cults and Madness