Advances in Consciousness Research
October 28, 2010
Elaine K. Perry, Valerie L. Laws
Among agents which alter the boundary between conscious and non conscious cognition, the ritualistic use of plant species (often in a spiritual context, hence ‘plants of the gods’) provides an example of long-standing empirical knowledge subsequently verified by scientific (chemical, pharmacological and psychological) evidence. Based on such an impressive record of acquired knowledge,...
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
August 18, 2010
Andries van Aarde
This article aims at conversing with aspects of the contribution Pieter Craffert (New Testament scholar from the University of South Africa) has made in his book on the historical Jesus, The life of a Galilean shaman: Jesus of Nazareth in anthropological-historical perspective (2008). In the book traits of the “shamanic complex” are heuristically used to explain the layering of traditions as...
The University of Queensland
August 1, 2010
Samuel Burch
This thesis is comprised of two distinct but related components; a novel-length work of magical/shamanic realist fiction entitled The Naked Vine, and a critical exegesis entitled Return to the Theophanic Theatre: Shamanism, Magical Realism and the Ontology of the Imaginal Realm. Set in a contemporary Australian environment, the major component of my dissertation, The Naked Vine, explores issues...
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
July 15, 2010
Olabode Ogunbodede, Douglas Mccombs, Keeper Trout et al.
54 citations
Aim of the studyThe aim of the present study is to determine in a procedurally uniform manner the mescaline concentrations in stem tissue of 14 taxa/cultivars of the subgenus Trichocereus of the genus Echinopsis (Cactaceae) and to evaluate the relationship (if any) between mescaline concentration and actual shamanic use of these plants.Materials and methodsColumnar cacti of the genus...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
July 1, 2010
Anette Kjellgren, Anders Eriksson
20 citations
This study investigated the experiences gained from a 20-minute shamanic-like drumming session. Twenty-two persons participated and made written descriptions afterwards about their experiences. A phenomenological analysis was applied which generated 31 categories, that were organized into six themes: 1) The undertaking of the drumming journey, 2) Perceptual phenomena: visual, auditory and...
Anthropology of Consciousness
March 1, 2010
Francois Blanc
ABSTRACTThis article examines the neurobiological basis of the healing power attributed to shamanic practices in the Andes and Brazil in light of the pharmacology of neurotransmitters and the new technological explorations of brain functioning. The psychotropic plants used in shamanic psychiatric cures interfere selectively with the intrinsic neuromediators of the brain. Mainly they may alter:...
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
March 1, 2010
Boon-Ooi Lee, Laurence J. Kirmayer, Danielle Groleau
This study focuses on the therapeutic process and perceived helpfulness of dang-ki, a form of Chinese shamanistic healing, in Singapore. It aims to understand the healing symbols employed in dang-ki, whether or not patients find them helpful and whether their perceived helpfulness can be explained by the symbolic healing model (Dow, Am Anthropol 88(1):56-69, 1986; Levi-Strauss, Structural...
Anthropology of Consciousness
March 1, 2010
Bonnie Glass‐coffin
34 citations
ABSTRACT This paper discusses archaeological, historical, and contemporary ethnographic evidence for the use of the San Pedro cactus in northern Peru as a vehicle for traveling between worlds and for imparting the “vista” (magical sight) necessary for shamanic healers to divine the cause of their patients' ailments. Using iconographic, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic evidence for the...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
February 12, 2010
Jozef Ph. Hes
4 citations
Research Articles| February 12 2010 Shamanism and Psychotherapy Subject Area: Psychiatry and Psychology Jozef Ph. Hes Jozef Ph. Hes Ramat Hasharon Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Psychother Psychosom (1975) 25 (1-6): 251–253. https://doi.org/10.1159/000286876 Article history Published Online: February 12 2010 Content Tools Views Icon Views Article...
Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
February 8, 2010
Michael Winkleman
46 citations
The concept of the shaman has cross-cultural validity, reflecting common patterns of behavior associated with spiritual healing practices found in foraging societies worldwide. These empirical characteristics associated with these practices are examined from evolutionary perspectives and in terms of an evolutionary psychology that identifies their underlying biological bases. The physiological...