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Carlos Castañeda
Carlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-American writer, trained as an anthropologist. Starting in 1968, Castaneda published a series of books that describe alleged training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named Don Juan Matus. While Castaneda's work was accepted as factual by many when the books were first published, the character of Don Juan and the trainin…
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culture · American anthropologist (1925–1998) · anthropologist · writer · novelist · essayist · ethnographer · poet · also Carlos Castañeda, Carlos Castaneda, Carlos César Salvador Arana Castañeda, Castañeda
Born 25 December 1925 · Died 27 April 1998 · Q158878
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2026· 3 entries
U.S. News & World Report: Carlos Castaneda
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Public attention spiked: 3,289 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 683, with 0 article edits.
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2003· 1 entry
Partin's sun-bleached skeleton was discovered by a pair of hikers in Death Valley's Panamint Dunes area, and identified in 2006 by DNA testing
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1999· 1 entry
Over his sister's disappearance, but could not convince them that it merited investigation
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1998· 4 entries
When an obituary, "A Hushed Death for Mystic Author Carlos Castaneda" by staff writer J
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Died 1998-04-27.
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In Los Angeles at the age of 72, due to complications from hepatocellular cancer
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Castaneda's books had sold more than eight million copies and had been published in 17 languages
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1995· 1 entry
The stated purpose of which was "to sponsor Tensegrity workshops, classes and publications"
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1976· 1 entry
Richard de Mille published a series of criticisms that uncovered inconsistencies in Castaneda's field notes, as well as 47 pages of apparently plagiarized quotes
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1974· 1 entry
His fourth book, Tales of Power, chronicled the end of the story of his apprenticeship with Matus
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1973· 1 entry
Which acknowledged the controversy and skepticism surrounding Castaneda's account but highlighted the book's allure, describing it as "an extraordinary narrative"
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1971· 1 entry
Life included a review of A Separate Reality, describing the book as "breathtaking" and focusing on the intrigue of his shamanic journey
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1968· 1 entry
Castaneda published a series of books that describe alleged training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named Don Juan Matus
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1967· 1 entry
To the mainstream publisher Simon and Schuster in 1968
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1960· 1 entry
In an interview, Runyan said she and Castaneda were married from 1960 to 1973; however, Castaneda obscured whether the marriage occurred, and his death certificate stated he had never been married.
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1951· 1 entry
And became a naturalized citizen on June 21, 1957
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1925· 2 entries
In Cajamarca, Peru, son of César Arana and Susana Castañeda
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Born 1925-12-25.
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