Out of This World: Otherworldly Journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein
Otherworldly Journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein
$56.00
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2013
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570626500 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570626502 |
| Author: | I.P. Couliano |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 216mm |
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About The Author
I.P. Couliano
I. P. Couliano (1950-1991) taught History of Religions and History of Christianity at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books and many articles in six languages.
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