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Neurophysiology and the Curative Possession Trance: The Chinese Case

Author(s) -

AvRuskin Tara L.

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

medical anthropology quarterly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.855

H-Index - 55

eISSN - 1548-1387

pISSN - 0745-5194

DOI - 10.1525/maq.1988.2.3.02a00070

Subject(s) - trance , possession (linguistics) , psychology , china , neurophysiology , phenomenon , psychotherapist , social psychology , sociology , neuroscience , epistemology , philosophy , political science , law , anthropology , linguistics

Spirit possession healing in prerevolutionary China serves as an example of the more general phenomenon of possession trance. After examining universal features of this form of healing, as revealed in Chinese examples, I review social‐psychological and especially neurophysiological explanations for both trance induction and its healing effects. Questions for further investigation are suggested.

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