duminică, 6 aprilie 2014

Power in the Highest degree: Professionals and the Rise of a New Mandarin Order

 
Power in the Highest Degree: Professionals and the Rise of a New Mandarin Order
 
By Charles Derber, William A. Schwartz, Yale Magrass

Publisher: O U P 1990 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0195037782 | PDF



Lawyer, doctor, scientist--these are the jobs Americans commonly cite when asked to list the most prestigious occupations. The word "professional" today implies expertise, authority, and excellence. To do a job professionally is to do it well. Yet in a society in which knowledge has become a prized asset and an advanced degree the ticket to wealth and power, the rise of professionalism has a darker, more ominous side.
Power in the Highest Degree, one of the most comprehensive studies of professionals ever undertaken, exposes professionalism as a double-edged sword; it illustrates how experts have come to "own" and control knowledge, much like the wealthy control capital, thereby transforming capitalist and socialist society, both for better and for worse. Knowledge long predates money as a source of power and wealth in human society, and professionals are only the most recent in a long succession of powerful knowledge classes that have included shaman, witchdoctors, and the Confucian mandarins who ruled China for over a thousand years.
Drawing on interviews with over 1,000 practicing professionals, the authors show how, by dispensing self-interested and morally colored judgements as scientific truth, modern professionals are consolidating a monopoly over what passes for objective knowledge. Experts discredit the ordinary knowledge of the general public to generate a vast market of dependent clients. The result is a powerful professional class that creates vital new knowledge and life-saving services, but also wields growing influence over a population deeply insecure about its ability to manage private and public affairs without "expert" guidance.
This sweeping study also reveals that more and more experts are abandoning private practice to work for corporations, becoming junior partners in a new "Mandarin capitalism." While often outspoken advocates of a more socially responsible business world, professionals have joined big business to produce one of the most pronounced divisions of mental and manual work in history, creating a new dispossessed majority, the uncredentialed. We learn of an experiment at Polaroid to give machine operators more responsibility which is cancelled when managers and engineers decided that they "just didn't want operators that qualified." The authors argue that, as this new "mandarin" class radically transforms the social order, it helps to reform some of the traditional scourges of the business world, but also poses a new threat to equality in America. To reverse this trend, they propose a post-professional society that de-emphasizes skill hierarchies and substantially democratizes knowledge.
A bold and incisive new work of social criticism, this book provides a fascinating look at the modern professional and provokes Americans to think in a new way about democracy in the age of experts.

Psychological practices in mystic traditions

 
Psychological practices in mystic traditions: from archaic to our days" by Andrey Safronov
GROUP "RHYTHM PLUS" | 2011 | ISBN: 9789662079364 | 322 pages | PDF/epub | 5/1 MB

The book represents a complex retrospective study of psychological practices phenomenon: their targets, methods, philosophical groundings, evolution and interaction with other forms of spiritual life. It gives the first ever explanation of diff erences between religious, occult and esoteric psychopractices.

Psychological practices are shown as an integral cultural phenomenon inherent in mankind at every stage of its evolution. Particular consideration is drawn to psychological practices employed in our days. The work contemplates such issues as the role of altered state of consciousness in culture and religion, the role of religion in sociotype formation and maintenance, cultural value of esoteric psychological practices.
The book can be of interest to both theorists — culture, religion studies and psychology experts, and corresponding sphere practicians, as well as all those interested in esotericism and non-traditional psychology.

Table of Contents
PREFACE
Section 1 CONCEPTUAL FIELD: RELIGION, RELIGIOSITY, MYSTICISM AND ESOTERICISM
1.1. Main Compounds of Religious Culture
1.1.1. Issue of Defi ning the Term “Religion”
1.1.2. Notions “Mysticism” and “Mystic Experience”
1.1.3. Esoteric Systems in Religious Life-Mode
1.1.4. Approaches to Religion Study
1.2. Problem of Correlation Between Psychological and Spiritual Experiences
1.3. Religious Psychopractices as an Object of Scientifi c Analysis
1.4. Anthropological Characteristic of Religious Life Elements
Section II ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN RELIGION AND CULTURE
2.1. States Of Consciousness as a Cultural Value
2.1.1. States of Consciousness — the History of Case Study
2.1.2. Altered States of Consciousness in Polyphasic Societies
2.2. Altered States of Consciousness And Phenomenon of Religious Beliefs
2.3. Phenomenelogy of Altered States of Consciousness
2.4. Religious Psychopractices Aimed at Getting into Altered States of Consciousness
2.5. Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Cosmogony
2.6. Altered States of Consciousness in the World of Today. Charismatic Systems in the Context of Modern Culture
Section III SOCIO-CULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF RELIGIOUS PSYCHOPRACTICES
3.1. Social Character and its Role in Culture
3.2. Religious Psychopractices and ! eir Role in Sociotype Formation and Sustention
3.2.1. Psychopractices Based upon Psycho-Somatic Infl uence
3.2.2. Cathartic Rituals
3.2.3. Psychopractices Based upon Usage of Psycho-Active Agents
3.2.4. Rituals of Brain Traumatization
3.3. Pseudo-Religious Rituals Aimed at Formation of Sociotype in Totalitarian Societies
Section IV ARCHAIC PSYCHOPRACTICES IN PRIMEVAL AND MODERN CULTURE
4.1. Collective Consciousness and its Archaic Compound
4.2. Phenomenon of Unconscious Religiosity and Secular Rituals
4.3. Psychopractices Used in Totemism
4.3.1. Totemic Initiation as a Kind of Psychopractice
4.3.2. Modern Analogues of Totemic Psychopractices
4.3.3. Nagualism
4.4. Psychopractices Used in Animism
4.4.1. Animism Basic Concepts and Rituals
4.4.2. Psychological Subject-Matter of Animism and its Psychopractices
4.5. Primeval Magic
4.5.1. Basic Concepts of Primeval Magic
4.5.2. Magic Rituals in Modern Culture
4.5.3. Primeval Magic: Psychological Aspects and Psychopractices
4.6. Social Cults. Psychopractice Employed by Authorities
4.7. Shamanism
4.7.1. Brief Characteristic of Shamanism
4.7.2. Shamanism as a System of Psychopractices
Section V ESOTERIC PSYCHOPRACTICES IN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
5.1. Anthropologic Contents of Esoteric Psychopractices
5.2. Cultural Value of Esoteric Psychopractices
5.3. Psychopractices in Indian Culture
5.3.1. Yoga
5.3.2. Tantrism
5.3.3. Psychopractices of Buddhism
5.3.3.1. Early Buddhism
5.3.3.2. Vajrayana
5.4. Psychopractices in Chinese Culture
5.4.1. Esoteric Taoism. Inner Elixir Doctrine
5.4.2. Zen
5.5. Psychopractices in Greek Cultural Tradition
5.6. Psychpractices in Christianity
5.7. Psychopractices in Islam. Sufi sm
5.8. Social Functions of Esoteric Psychopractices
Section VI RELIGION AS ANELEMENT OF MODERN CULTURE
6.1. Structure And Specifi c Features of Modern Religious Life
6.2. Specifi c Character of Religiosity of Today: Pchychological Analysis
6.3. Phenomenon of Religious Mobility
6.4. Issue of “Destructive” and “Totalitarian” Cults
Section VII RELIGIOUS PSYCHOPRACTICES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE CULTURES OF TODAY
7.1. Sociocultural Identifi cation in the World of Cultural Diversity
7.2. An Individual within a Religious System: Anthropological Analysis
7.2.1. Artifi cial Involvement of an Individual into Religious Organization
7.2.2. Psychological Manipulation in Religious Systems
7.2.3. Models of Personal Transformations in Religious Groups
7.3. Pseudo-Religious Psychopractices in Marginal Sub-Cultures
Section VIII PSYCHOPRACTICES IN OCCULT SYSTEMS OF TODAY
8.1. XXth Century Occult Doctrines as Specifi c Cultural and Historic Phenomenon
8.2. Relation Between Occultism and Esotericism. Occult Psychopractices in Scope of the “Invented Tradition” Discourse
8.3. Psychological Paradigms of Modern Occultism
Section IX SOCIOCULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SOCIETY OF TODAY
9.1. Philosophic and Religious Sources of Psychotherapy
9.2. !World-Outlook and Religious Function of Psychotherapy
9.3. “Psychological” Cults within the Context of Modern Religious Culture
9.4. Socio-Cultural Functions of Psychotherapy in Modern Social Environment
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCED LITERATURE
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Psychological practices in mystic traditions: from archaic to our days"
by Andrey Safronov
GROUP "RHYTHM PLUS" | 2011 | ISBN: 9789662079364 | 322 pages | PDF


The book represents a complex retrospective study of psychological practices phenomenon: their targets, methods, philosophical groundings, evolution and interaction with other forms of spiritual life. It gives the first ever explanation of diff erences between religious, occult and esoteric psychopractices.

Psychological practices are shown as an integral cultural phenomenon inherent in mankind at every stage of its evolution. Particular consideration is drawn to psychological practices employed in our days. The work contemplates such issues as the role of altered state of consciousness in culture and religion, the role of religion in sociotype formation and maintenance, cultural value of esoteric psychological practices.
The book can be of interest to both theorists — culture, religion studies and psychology experts, and corresponding sphere practicians, as well as all those interested in esotericism and non-traditional psychology.

Table of Contents
PREFACE
Section 1 CONCEPTUAL FIELD: RELIGION, RELIGIOSITY, MYSTICISM AND ESOTERICISM
1.1. Main Compounds of Religious Culture
1.1.1. Issue of Defi ning the Term “Religion”
1.1.2. Notions “Mysticism” and “Mystic Experience”
1.1.3. Esoteric Systems in Religious Life-Mode
1.1.4. Approaches to Religion Study
1.2. Problem of Correlation Between Psychological and Spiritual Experiences
1.3. Religious Psychopractices as an Object of Scientifi c Analysis
1.4. Anthropological Characteristic of Religious Life Elements
Section II ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN RELIGION AND CULTURE
2.1. States Of Consciousness as a Cultural Value
2.1.1. States of Consciousness — the History of Case Study
2.1.2. Altered States of Consciousness in Polyphasic Societies
2.2. Altered States of Consciousness And Phenomenon of Religious Beliefs
2.3. Phenomenelogy of Altered States of Consciousness
2.4. Religious Psychopractices Aimed at Getting into Altered States of Consciousness
2.5. Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Cosmogony
2.6. Altered States of Consciousness in the World of Today. Charismatic Systems in the Context of Modern Culture
Section III SOCIO-CULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF RELIGIOUS PSYCHOPRACTICES
3.1. Social Character and its Role in Culture
3.2. Religious Psychopractices and ! eir Role in Sociotype Formation and Sustention
3.2.1. Psychopractices Based upon Psycho-Somatic Infl uence
3.2.2. Cathartic Rituals
3.2.3. Psychopractices Based upon Usage of Psycho-Active Agents
3.2.4. Rituals of Brain Traumatization
3.3. Pseudo-Religious Rituals Aimed at Formation of Sociotype in Totalitarian Societies
Section IV ARCHAIC PSYCHOPRACTICES IN PRIMEVAL AND MODERN CULTURE
4.1. Collective Consciousness and its Archaic Compound
4.2. Phenomenon of Unconscious Religiosity and Secular Rituals
4.3. Psychopractices Used in Totemism
4.3.1. Totemic Initiation as a Kind of Psychopractice
4.3.2. Modern Analogues of Totemic Psychopractices
4.3.3. Nagualism
4.4. Psychopractices Used in Animism
4.4.1. Animism Basic Concepts and Rituals
4.4.2. Psychological Subject-Matter of Animism and its Psychopractices
4.5. Primeval Magic
4.5.1. Basic Concepts of Primeval Magic
4.5.2. Magic Rituals in Modern Culture
4.5.3. Primeval Magic: Psychological Aspects and Psychopractices
4.6. Social Cults. Psychopractice Employed by Authorities
4.7. Shamanism
4.7.1. Brief Characteristic of Shamanism
4.7.2. Shamanism as a System of Psychopractices
Section V ESOTERIC PSYCHOPRACTICES IN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
5.1. Anthropologic Contents of Esoteric Psychopractices
5.2. Cultural Value of Esoteric Psychopractices
5.3. Psychopractices in Indian Culture
5.3.1. Yoga
5.3.2. Tantrism
5.3.3. Psychopractices of Buddhism
5.3.3.1. Early Buddhism
5.3.3.2. Vajrayana
5.4. Psychopractices in Chinese Culture
5.4.1. Esoteric Taoism. Inner Elixir Doctrine
5.4.2. Zen
5.5. Psychopractices in Greek Cultural Tradition
5.6. Psychpractices in Christianity
5.7. Psychopractices in Islam. Sufi sm
5.8. Social Functions of Esoteric Psychopractices
Section VI RELIGION AS ANELEMENT OF MODERN CULTURE
6.1. Structure And Specifi c Features of Modern Religious Life
6.2. Specifi c Character of Religiosity of Today: Pchychological Analysis
6.3. Phenomenon of Religious Mobility
6.4. Issue of “Destructive” and “Totalitarian” Cults
Section VII RELIGIOUS PSYCHOPRACTICES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE CULTURES OF TODAY
7.1. Sociocultural Identifi cation in the World of Cultural Diversity
7.2. An Individual within a Religious System: Anthropological Analysis
7.2.1. Artifi cial Involvement of an Individual into Religious Organization
7.2.2. Psychological Manipulation in Religious Systems
7.2.3. Models of Personal Transformations in Religious Groups
7.3. Pseudo-Religious Psychopractices in Marginal Sub-Cultures
Section VIII PSYCHOPRACTICES IN OCCULT SYSTEMS OF TODAY
8.1. XXth Century Occult Doctrines as Specifi c Cultural and Historic Phenomenon
8.2. Relation Between Occultism and Esotericism. Occult Psychopractices in Scope of the “Invented Tradition” Discourse
8.3. Psychological Paradigms of Modern Occultism
Section IX SOCIOCULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SOCIETY OF TODAY
9.1. Philosophic and Religious Sources of Psychotherapy
9.2. !World-Outlook and Religious Function of Psychotherapy
9.3. “Psychological” Cults within the Context of Modern Religious Culture
9.4. Socio-Cultural Functions of Psychotherapy in Modern Social Environment
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCED LITERATURE


 

The Neuroscience of Enlightenment


 


Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
 By David Perlmutter, Alberto Villoldo

Publisher: H/.ay Hou..se 2011 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 140192817X | EPUB

The quest for enlightenment has occupied mankind for millennia. And from the depictions we’ve seen—monks sitting on meditation cushions, nuns kneeling in prayer, shamans communing with the universe—it seems that this elusive state is reserved for a chosen few. But now, neuroscientist David Perlmutter and medical anthropologist and shaman Alberto Villoldo have come together to explore the commonalities between their specialties with the aim of making enlightenment possible for anyone.
Joining the long-separated worlds of science and spirit, Perlmutter explores the exciting phenomena of neurogenesis and mitochondrial health, while Villoldo brings his vast knowledge of shamanic and spiritual practices to the table. Together they draw from the most powerful tools in each discipline to create the Power Up Your Brain program, a ground-breaking, five-week plan that helps prime the brain for enlightenment. With nutritional advice, dietary supplements, physical exercise, shamanic practices, meditation, and visualizations, Perlmutter and Villoldo guide readers, step by step, through a program to help them clear their minds from previous trauma and open themselves up to experience the inner peace, vast insight, and extraordinary creativity that define the experience of enlightenment, paving the way to successfully face the challenges to come

Korean Mythology

 


Choi Won-Oh,
"An Illustrated Guide to Korean Mythology"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 1905246609 | 330 pages | PDF

This highly engaging volume is by one of Korea's leading scholars of comparative mythology. The first study of its kind in English provides a valuable introduction to centuries-old beliefs, myths and folk tales relating to Cosmology and Flood, Birth and Agriculture, Messengers of the Underworld, Shamans, Disease, Good Fortune, Love and Family, Gods of Village Shrines, and Heroes.

Containing thirty traditional stories, the book is fully illustrated throughout and contains a wide variety of Korean art, including rare shamanist paintings, as well as the work of some contemporary Korean artists. All the stories, based on Korean oral tradition, have been retold by the author according to their main plot and meaning because the original texts' songs by shamans, containing many obsolete words and obscure idioms, are not easily understood today. The original title and source, including text notes, are provided at the end of each story.

The author's introduction sets out the historical background and significance of the myths that appear here. He also provides full details of each of the Korean gods and their roles in mythology. While being a welcome addition to the literature on Korean culture for the non-specialist, "An Illustrated Guide to Korean Mythology" also provides an invaluable reference source for scholars and researchers in the fields of East Asian Mythology and Anthropology, as well as Korean History, Religion and Literature.


 

Astrotheology & Shamanism

 

Jan Irvin,
"Astrotheology & Shamanism:
Christianity's Pagan Roots. A Revolutionary Reinterpretation of the Evidence"
B..e b..g 2/ed (1-2009) | PDF | 246 pages | ISBN: 1439222428 |

Jan Irvin and Andrew Rutajit delve deep into Judeo-Christian symbolism and mythology in Astrotheology & Shamanism to reveal the true origins of Christianity in fertility cults and entheogenic drug use.
The authors show, with the use of numerous images, textual citations, and etymological analyses, how the symbols used in Christian art and encoded in sacred texts reference sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms as well as ancient astronomical knowledge. This knowledge has been kept secret from the public, however, and the truth has remained concealed behind a campaign to prohibit access to entheogenic sacraments through a Pharmacratic Inquisition (of which the current “War on Drugs” is the latest manifestation). Along with a call to wake up to the true history of Judeo-Christian tradition, the authors call for a return to direct spiritual experience through visionary sacraments unmediated through dominating religious institutions. This is a powerful and provocative book that is sure to challenge and inspire. - Martin W. Ball, Ph.D. Author, The Entheogenic Evolution: Psychedelics, Consciousness and Awakening the Human Spirit

 
 
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
"Psychomagic : The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy"

Inner Traditions | 2010 | ISBN : 159477336X | 294 pages |

While living in Mexico, Alejandro Jodorowsky became familiar with the colorful and effective cures provided by folk healers. He realized that it is easier for the unconscious to understand the language of dreams than that of rationality. Illness can even be seen as a physical dream that reveals unresolved emotional and psychological problems.

Psychomagic presents the shamanic and genealogical principles Jodorowsky discovered to create a healing therapy that could use the powers of dreams, art, and theater to empower individuals to heal wounds that in some cases had traveled through generations. The concrete and often surreal poetic actions Jodorowsky employs are part of an elaborate strategy intended to break apart the dysfunctional persona with whom the patient identifies in order to connect with a deeper self. That is when true transformation can manifest.


 
 
 
 
 

Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing

Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.

 
 
 
Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing
by Michael Winkelman
 
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?
All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.

Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.

Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.

Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB
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Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing
Read more at http://avaxhome.cc/ebooks/religion/esoteric_magic/031338181XShamanism.html#RZjd0qMplbqP0xBB.99
Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.

Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman
Praeger; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 031338181X | English | 309 pages | PDF | 1.60 MB

What does the brain do during "soul journeys"? How do shamans alter consciousness and why is this important for healing? Are shamans different from other kinds of healers? Is there a connection between the rituals performed by chimpanzees and traditional shamanistic practices?

All of these questions—and many more—are answered in Shamanism, Second Edition: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This text contains crosscultural examinations of the nature of shamanism, biological perspectives on alterations of consciousness, mechanisms of shamanistic healing, as well as the evolutionary origins of shamanism. It presents the shamanic paradigm within a biopsychosocial framework for explaining successful human evolution through group rituals. In the final chapter,"the author compares shamanistic rituals with chimpanzee displays to identify homologies that point to the ritual dynamics of our ancient hominid ancestors.