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Shamanism

A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing - Second Edition

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What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices? All of these questions--and many more--are answered in <i>Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing</i>. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.

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Shamanism, Michael Winkelman

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2010
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Titre
Shamanism
Sous-titre
A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing - Second Edition
Langue
Anglais
Éditeur
Praeger
Publié
2010
Format
rigide
Pages
336
ISBN10
031338181X
ISBN13
9780313381812
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What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices? All of these questions--and many more--are answered in <i>Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing</i>. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.