Pomo Bear Doctors

"Pomo Bear Doctors" is a book about the Indian belief about the ability of separate humans to take over the spiritual power of bears so that they become bears themselves. Such people, usually shamans, were called «bear doctors» by the English-speaking Indians and their American neighbors. The book tells about the origins of the belief, the rituals of shamans, their weapons and suits, and the comparison between the beliefs of Pomo and other nationalities.