The Way of the Shaman

What is the author's tone in The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner?

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Harner uses third person accounts for an objective and academic distance when substantiating points by references to other scholarship. He takes on the role of a teacher in giving explicit instructions on how to perform a shamanic journey and in his cautionary tone about attempting to dispel and intruder without advanced shaman training. He shifts to first person stories when describing his personal experiences.