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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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