Wassily Kandinsky, Max Ernst, Jackson Pollock, and Joseph Beuys were the leading artists of their generations to recognize the rich possibilities that animism and shamanism offered. While each of these artists' connection with shamanism has been written about separately, Evan Firestone brings the four together in order to compare　their individual approaches to anthropological materials and to define similarities and differences between them. The author's close readings　of their works and examination of the relevant texts available to them reveal fresh insights and new perspectives.The...