"Studies the so-called 'irrational' approaches to knowledge: training a chimpanzee to communicate with the help of a computer, South American Indians who run 200-mile races, an African witch doctor treating a New York City resident for bursitis, and biofeedback centers where people are trained to control organ functions. Testimony of witch doctors, computer experts, physicians, and yogis illustrate things that people of 'reason' are learning from other cultures."--Summary from WorldCat