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Known For
Acting
Born
December 25, 1925
Died
April 27, 1998 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Cajamarca, Peru
Carlos Castaneda
Biography
Carlos César Salvador Aranha Castaneda was an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology. Starting with "The Teachings of Don Juan" in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus.
