From Shamanic Trance to Spiritual Consciousness: Mapping the Earliest Roots of Human Spirituality
Krushnakant Nagargoje, Arvind Rawat, Kirti Maurya
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research April 19, 2026 DOI: 10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.75334 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism Shamanism |
| Keywords | Spirituality Trance Experiential learning Indigenous Psychoanalysis Epistemology Aesthetics Experiential knowledge Religious experience Jungian analytical psychology |
| Key points | Argues that the origins of human spirituality lie in early experiential practices within indigenous cultures, not in organized religions or formal philosophical systems. |
Abstract
The origins of human spirituality extend far beyond organised religions and formal philosophical systems, emerging instead from early experiential practices embedded within indigenous cultures
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |