Book: The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda
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Did anyone here read a book named The Teaching of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda?
This book is mentioned by a total of another American four authors in their own four books respectively. They all hold /held a Ph. D. and two of them were professors. In one book, two co-authors even quoted the Don Juan's remarks as a metaphoric ending. I like the books of the four people's I've read very much.
I browsed around 50 pages of The Teaching of Don Juan, and it seemed to me the book is about the experience of indigenous south American people on taking certain hallucinating herb, and I soon lost my interest. However, I don't figure out why four well-educated people would mentioned it in their books, and I guess I miss something or misunderstand something on the book.
I've read the review on Wikipedia.
I'd appreciate if anyone here would have read this book and could share their insight with me.
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This book, one of a series, was popular back in the 1960s when drugs were seen as a way to experience extraordinary events, including religious experiences. It pretends to be a serious account of the student researcher and his search for an authentic native shaman. However, it is really, to my mind, about the search for meaning and wonder.
- This book, one of a series, was popular back in the 1960s when drugs were seen as a way to experience extraordinary events, including religious experiences.
- It pretends to be a serious account of the student researcher and his search for an authentic native shaman.
- However, it is really, to my mind, about the search for meaning and wonder.
- It is also funny because the student keeps getting surprised and doesn't know what to make of the stories he hears and the experiences Don Juan provides him.
- It is not for every taste.
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This book, one of a series, was popular back in the 1960s when drugs were seen as a way to experience extraordinary events, including religious experiences. It pretends to be a serious account of the student researcher and his search for an authentic native shaman. However, it is really, to my mind, about the search for meaning and wonder. It is also funny because the student keeps getting
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