Title: Out of this world
Description: This book, by the editor of the journal Incognita, 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.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Altered states of consciousness, Astral projection, History, Voyages to the otherworld, Spiritual life, Voyages to the otherworld--history, Altered states of consciousness--history, Astral projection--history, Sjamanisme, Religious experiences, Bl540 .c84 1990, 291.4/2, 11.09, Journeys to the otherworld