On the Other Side. Visiting Other Worlds from Gilgamesh to Einstein

With this book, the reader embarks on an exciting journey through numerous different cultures and traditions to explore the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experience — from Gilgamesh and the Daoist immortals to the works of Borges and Einstein's discoveries. Kulian comprehensively describes the wanderings into other worlds that shamans, magicians, and saints have undertaken since time immemorial, illustrating their connection to such modern phenomena as altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences.