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The transformation of consciousness in ritual performances: some thoughts and questions

Cambridge University Press eBooks May 25, 1990 Barbara G. Myerhoff 38 citations

What do we mean by transformation in consciousness? Everyday usage suggests a transformation is a major and lasting change: in structure, appearance, character or function. One becomes something else, and since we are emphasizing consciousness, we must add, one has an altered state of consciousness, a new perception of oneself or one's socio/physical world, a conversion in awareness, belief,...

The future of flow

Cambridge University Press eBooks August 26, 1988 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 77 citations

At the end of this volume, it is time to assess the cumulative implications of the assembled evidence. What has been learned about flow in the 10 or so years since the model was first presented? The main conclusions, derived from a variety of different studies, seem rather robust. In the first place, it is clear that the flow experience is recognized as a phenomenological reality by people of...