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==Biography==

==Biography==

According to biographical information published on the FSS website, Harner received a Ph.D in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and has taught at various institutions.<ref name="harnerbio">http://www.shamanism.org/fssinfo/harnerbio.html accessed Nov. 28, 2012</ref> Harner did field work in South America where he became interested in „shamans“, and claims to have had experience with entheogens like Ayahuasca.<ref name="harnerbio" /> In 1979, Harner founded the Center for Shamanic Studies in Norwalk, Connecticut<ref  name="HarnerWP">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harner accessed Nov 28, 2012</ref> which was renamed Foundation for Shamanic Studies in 1987. Harner also gave up his academic career in 1987 and since then has been president of the Foundation.<ref name="Stuckrad">Stuckrad, Kocku von: Schamanismus und Esoterik. Kultur- und Wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Betrachtungen. Leuven 2003, p. 159</ref> The FSS site claims Harner is an „authentic white shaman“.<ref name="harnerbio" />

According to biographical information published on the FSS website, Harner received a Ph.D in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and has taught at various institutions.<ref name="harnerbio">http://www.shamanism.org/fssinfo/harnerbio.html accessed Nov. 28, 2012</ref> Harner did field work in South America where he became interested in „shamans“, and claims to have had experience with entheogens like [[Ayahuasca]].<ref name="harnerbio" /> In 1979, Harner founded the Center for Shamanic Studies in Norwalk, Connecticut<ref  name="HarnerWP">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harner accessed Nov 28, 2012</ref> which was renamed Foundation for Shamanic Studies in 1987. Harner also gave up his academic career in 1987 and since then has been president of the Foundation.<ref name="Stuckrad">Stuckrad, Kocku von: Schamanismus und Esoterik. Kultur- und Wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Betrachtungen. Leuven 2003, p. 159</ref> The FSS site claims Harner is an „authentic white shaman“.<ref name="harnerbio" />

Besides the genuine academic title obtained at Berkeley, Harner also claims honorary titles, such as the "Pioneers in Integrative Medicine Award" in 2009 from a „California Pacific Medical Center's Institute for Health & Healing“ and a 2003 honorary doctorate by an instituion unnamed on the FSS site<ref name="harnerbio" /> which seems to have been awarded by one California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).<ref name="HarnerWP" /> CIIS also offers chargeable FSS-courses at its premises, so e.g. the Basics and one Advanced Course in 2013.<ref>http://www.ciis.edu/News_and_Events/Event_Calendar/Harner_Mokelke_SU13_June_Basic.html accessed March 15, 2013</ref>

Besides the genuine academic title obtained at Berkeley, Harner also claims honorary titles, such as the "Pioneers in Integrative Medicine Award" in 2009 from a „California Pacific Medical Center's Institute for Health & Healing“ and a 2003 honorary doctorate by an instituion unnamed on the FSS site<ref name="harnerbio" /> which seems to have been awarded by one California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).<ref name="HarnerWP" /> CIIS also offers chargeable FSS-courses at its premises, so e.g. the Basics and one Advanced Course in 2013.<ref>http://www.ciis.edu/News_and_Events/Event_Calendar/Harner_Mokelke_SU13_June_Basic.html accessed March 15, 2013</ref>