ISBN: | 9781609116996 |
Publisher: | Strategic Book Group |
Published: | 14 June, 2010 |
Format: | Hardback |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
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 highly relevant to our world today. The book discusses topics including: cchitman's Emergence as a World-Liberating Figure m2he Three Stages of American Democracy \i-Erotic Marriage cchitman's Religious Vision Based on extensive research into the roots of the American mythos, this book will be essential reading for literary, political, religious, and psychological studies. Steven B. Herrmann is a Jungian writer and psychotherapist and lives with his wife in the hills of Oakland, California. Publisher's Web site: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/WaltWhitman-Shamanism.html
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