About the Author

John A. Grim holds the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Fordham University, Bronx, New York; and the B.A. from Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion, Elizabeth Seton College, Yonkers, New York. He has written several articles on shamans and American Indian philosophy and has traveled extensively in east and southeast Asia researching shamanism.