Walt Whitman: Shamanism, Spiritual Democracy, and the World Soul

by Steven B. Herrmann

Book Overview

Walt Whitman: Shamanism, Spiritual Democracy, and the World Soul begins with a dream that sent the author, Steven B. Herrmann, on a journey to analyze the "shamanic structures" of the collective unconscious that are present in the poetry and prose of America's greatest bard, Walt Whitman. From a contemporary, analytical psychological point of view, Herrmann demonstrates how Whitman speaks to age-old sociopolitical and religious questions that are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609116992
• ISBN13: 9781609116996
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"