Dreamtime and Inner Space: The World of the Shaman [Paperback]

Holger Kalweit (Author), Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 1988

Collection of reports from men and women who have taken mystical journeys in an altered state of consciousness.

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Text: English, German (translation)

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Collection of reports from men and women who have taken mystical journeys in an altered state of consciousness.

Product Details

• Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: Shambhala; 1 edition (April 12, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877734062
• ISBN-13: 978-0877734062
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #811,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The new classic text on shamanism?, November 27, 1998

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Henri Edward Dongieux - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamtime and Inner Space: The World of the Shaman (Paperback)

Kalweit traces in great detail and with admirable sympathy the rich textures of the shamanic tradition, across the globe and throughout recorded ethnological histories. Particularly interesting and useful is the comparsion with contemporary near-death experiences (no doubt due to Kubler-Ross' influence) and more importantly, his development of a new, apolitical, model of human consciousness, within which the ecstatic state is given equal consideration alongside rational, affective, and other socially construed 'normative' states of awareness. In my opinion, Kalweit's work is both more interesting and relevant than Elidae's now outdated period piece, and I can only hope that it will become the new standard in shamanic studies.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Book on Shamanism, November 5, 2000

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Zekeriyah (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreamtime and Inner Space: The World of the Shaman (Paperback)

I cannot emphasize it enough, this is one of the most definitive books on shamanism available to the public at large. This book goes into extensive details about the practices and rites of Shamanism. The author writes about the indigenous religions of societies from North and South America, Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Siberia, Polynesia and Nepal. I strongly recommend this book.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Best Resource on Shamanism, December 29, 2005

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Michelle Belanger "author, lecturer, and avid... (NE Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreamtime and Inner Space: The World of the Shaman (Paperback)

Combining the cross-cultural scholarship of Eliade's "Shamanism" and the experiential teachings of Harner's "Way of the Shaman," Kalweit's "Dreamtime and Inner Space" has remained the single most useful work on shamanism in my research library. Fascinating, readable, and accessible, this is a book to refer back to again and again. Kalweit is a believer, but he is an educated believer. He presents the reader with shamanic experiences from a multiplicity of cultures, teaching techniques through the stories of shamans from around the world. If you have any interest at all in this subject, "Dreamtime and Inner Space" is a book you must own.