Carlos Castaneda
- Known for
- Acting
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- December 25, 1925
- Age at death
- 72
- Died
- April 27, 1998
- From
- Cajamarca, Peru
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.
