Shamanic Practices and Transpersonal Psychologies
Barnaby B. Barratt
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks 2010 DOI: 10.1057/9780230277199_11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | Argues that shamanic practices and transpersonal psychologies, which hold that the universe is reflected in the body's subtle energies, can inform and potentially transform contemporary somatic psychology and bodymind therapies. |
Abstract
If there is a sense in which the entire universe exists within the energetic composition of every human body, then there is a sense in which Lhe subtle energies of our embodiment, impaci ihe entire universe. This is a centra] aspect of the agenda of transpersonal psychology; although more aptly, we will refer to them in the plural, as psychologies, since they are a diverse grouping of perspectives. It is also central to the most ancient of spiritual healing practices — namely shamanism. Western knowledge about shamanic practices has paradoxically escalated in recent decades. The paradox is that, just when so many indigenous cultures all over the world are under attack and their way of life threatened with extinction by the socioeconomic forces of globalization, the peoples of Europe and North America finally seem more ready to learn from their wisdom. It is in this context that the potential impact of shamanic practices and transpersonal psychologies on the contemporary emergence of soma tic psychology and bodymind therapies must be assessed. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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 |