The North American Indian Orpheus Tradition
Book description
"Visionaries who have made their way to the realm of the dead and then returned have told of its secrets."
In this scholarly but highly readable book, the famed anthropologist and historian of religions Åke Hultkrantz takes us on an in-depth exploration of Native American afterlife journey myths and shamanism.…
Why read it?
1 author picked The North American Indian Orpheus Tradition as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the most comprehensive book on Native American afterlife beliefs ever written.
What makes it especially interesting is that the author focuses on myths and legends of afterlife journeys – what he called “Orpheus myths.” He looks at them from many perspectives – historical and cultural – but most importantly experiential.
Writing almost 20 years before the popularization of near-death experiences in the Western world, Hultkrantz identified NDEs as a different type of experience from dreams or shamanic visions – and found that indigenous people did, too.
He also suggested that such experiences contributed to afterlife beliefs –…
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