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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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Pubblicato
2010
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Titolo
Shamanism
Sottotitolo
A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing - Second Edition
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Praeger
Pubblicato
2010
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
336
ISBN10
031338181X
ISBN13
9780313381812
Serie
Descrizione
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.