FREE Hybrid book presentation: Shamanism: The Timeless Religion

Name: FREE Hybrid book presentation: Shamanism: The Timeless Religion
Start: 2025-09-10T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-10T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Schedule

Wed Sep 10 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 | Cambridge, MA

Advance registration is recommended:
https://tinyurl.com/TimelessShamanism
What is shamanism and why has it endured across cultures and centuries? In this talk, anthropologist Manvir Singh, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis
will explore the origins and future of the world’s oldest spiritual tradition. This talk offers a fascinating look at spirituality, belief, and the mind, drawn from Singh’s new book Shamanism: The Timeless Religion (Knopf, 2025).
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Indonesia, as well as trips to locations as varied as Colombia, India, and Burning Man, Singh explains what makes shamanism so psychologically resonant and why it will always re-emerge, including in industrialized, Western societies.
Books will be available for purchase and signing following the program. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 4:00 pm.