Shamanism and Altered States of Consciousness
Anthropology of Consciousness June 1, 1994 Douglass Price‐williams, Dureen J. Hughes 27 citations
There has been a renewed interest in psychology and anthropology in the idea of altered states of consciousness. This paper begins by examining the meaning of this term and the extent to which such experiences are reported globally. The topic of shamanism is then discussed, first with respect to its social functions, and then to what is known about its psychological aspects (which is little)....