Out of This World - Otherworldly Journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein
Author(s): I. P. Couliano
This book takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences--from Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. The author provides a comprehensive tour of otherworldly journeys common from immemorial times among shamans, magicians, and witches, and illustrates their connection with such modern phenomena as altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences.
General Information
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- : Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
- : Roost Books
- : 0.382832
- : 01 February 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : I. P. Couliano
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 291.42
- : 304