Log in
Sign up
Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda

Peruvian-american author

OverviewStructured DataIssuesContributorsActivity
Contents

Carlos Castañeda (December 25, 1925[nb 1] – April 27, 1998) was an American writer. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that purport to describe training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus.

Castaneda's first three books—The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, A Separate Reality, and Journey to Ixtlan—were written while he was an anthropology student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He wrote that these books were ethnographic accounts describing his apprenticeship with a traditional "Man of Knowledge" identified as don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian from northern Mexico. The veracity of these books was doubted from their original publication, and they are now widely considered to be fictional.[6] Castaneda was awarded his bachelor's and doctoral degrees based on the work described in these books.[6]

Timeline

January 27, 2022
Carlos Castaneda

Invested in

Open in Query Tool

Patents

Open in Query Tool

Further Resources

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date

Carlos Castaneda

https://www.castaneda.com/

Web

Carlos Castaneda Books In Order - How To Read Carlos Castaneda's Books?

https://www.honestreaders.com/carlos-castaneda-books-in-order/

Web

May 1, 2020

Carlos Castaneda: The Mysterious Life of a Guru in 1970s California

https://crimereads.com/carlos-castaneda-the-mysterious-life-of-a-guru-in-1970s-california/

Web

September 29, 2020

Documental Carlos Castaneda BBC (2006) [ORIGINAL]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvzLKusEz8A&ab_channel=FelipeCorrea

Web

February 3, 2018

References

carlos-castaneda.com
Is a
Person
Person

Person attributes

Birthdate
December 25, 1925
Birthplace
Cajamarca
Cajamarca
Date of Death
April 27, 1998
Place of Death
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Author of
Journey to Ixtlan
Journey to Ixtlan
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation
Writer
Writer
‌
Anthropologist
Novelist
Novelist

Other attributes

Genre
‌
Novel
Wikidata ID
Q158878

Find more people like Carlos Castaneda

Use the Golden Query Tool to discover related individuals, professionals, or experts with similar interests, expertise, or connections in the Knowledge Graph.
Open Query Tool
Access by API
Golden Query Tool
Golden logo
Company
HomePress & MediaBlogCareers
We're hiring
Products
Knowledge GraphQuery ToolData RequestsKnowledge StorageAPIPricingEnterpriseChatGPT Plugin
Legal
Terms of ServiceEnterprise Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy
Help
Help centerAPI DocumentationContact Us
By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Service.