The Antipodes of the Mind: Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2003 DOI: 10.1525/ac.2003.14.1.75 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Ayahuasca |
| Topics | Ayahuasca Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Antipodes Phenomenology philosophy Psychoanalysis Epistemology Anthropology |
| Citations | 121 |
| Key points | Argues that ayahuasca experiences exhibit regular phenomenological patterns that reflect universal structures of human consciousness. |
Abstract
The Antipodes of the Mind: Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience. By Benny Shanon. 2001. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 475 pages. $35 (paperback). ISBN 0199252939
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| The globalization of ayahuasca: Harm reduction or benefit maximization? | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Towards psychedelic apprenticeship: Developing a gentle touch for the mediation and validation of psychedelic-induced insights and revelations. | 2022 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Ayahuasca healing beyond the Amazon: the globalization of a traditional indigenous entheogenic practice | 2008 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Ayahuasca’s entwined efficacy: An ethnographic study of ritual healing from ‘addiction’ | 2017 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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