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Trance, Possession, Shamanism and Sex
Author(s) -
Lewis I. M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anthropology of consciousness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1556-3537
pISSN - 1053-4202
DOI - 10.1525/ac.2003.14.1.20
Subject(s) - trance , shamanism , possession (linguistics) , consciousness , altered state , psychology , religious experience , anthropology , psychoanalysis , history , sociology , epistemology , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics , neuroscience
Altered States of Consciousness is an umbrella term applied in the study of psychological, sociological and religious phenomena that are regularly encountered experientially in the study of trance, possession, and shamanism, all of which have complex and problematic links with music. Beginning with trance, and stressing the pervasive sexual imagery invoked, this paper reviews the role ofASC in these three areas in the anthropology of religion.