Altered states of consciousness and mental health : a cross-cultural perspective

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Altered states of consciousness and mental health : a cross-cultural perspective

edited by Colleen A. Ward

(Cross-cultural research and methodology series, v. 12)

SAGE Publications, c1989

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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内容説明

Demonic possession, multiple personalities, spirit possession, self-healing, and exorcism--the psychological study of such phenomena has long been fraught with difficulties. A strong behavioristic approach in the discipline has resulted in a reluctance to examine internal, intangible, inaccessible mental states that are not readily amenable to experimental investigation. In Altered States of Consciousness and Mental Health, a distinguished group of contributors explores these and other phenomena from a cross-cultural perspective. They dispell common misconceptions, clarify terms, and resolve controversies surrounding the relationships between consciousness and psychological well-being. Historical, biological, psychological, and methodological factors are considered from a variety of cultural contexts. In addition, contributors provide fascinating case studies and interviews for each of the phenomena discussed. This ground-breaking study will be of particular interest to cross-cultural psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, ethnopsychiatrists, and mental health professionals who find themselves coming into increasing contact with these phenomena. "It is an important contribution to cross-cultural understanding of human thinking. . . . I would recommend it strongly to all psychologists and psychiatrists interested in trying to widen the perspectives of their basically Eurocentric disciplines." --British Journal of Psychiatry "An interesting and thought-provoking collection of papers in this emerging field which deserves to become a standard text in the years ahead." --Clinical Psychology Europe "What the book does is to open discussion and pave the way for more and better investigations of the phenomena of altered states of consciousness and their relation to mental health." --New Zealand Journal of Psychology

目次

PART ONE: ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES The Cross-cultural Study of Altered States of Consciousness and Mental Health - Colleen A Ward From Disease to Discourse - Michael Lambek Remarks on the Conceptualization of Trance and Spirit Possession PART TWO: ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY `Ravished of a Fiend' - Simon Kemp Demonology and Medieval Madness Possession Syndrome in India - C R Chandra Shekar Hypnosis, Demonic Possession and Multiple Personality - Nicholas P Spanos Strategic Enactments and Disavowals of Responsibility for Actions Possession and Exorcism - Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in a Magico-Religious Context - Colleen A Ward PART THREE: THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS Religious Experiences as Self-Healing Mechanisms - J P Valla and Raymond Prince Therapeutic Use of Altered States of Consciousness in Contemporary North American Indian Dance Ceremonials - Wolfgang Jilek A Call to Heal - Stanley Krippner Entry Patterns in Brazilian Mediumship Healing and Transformation - Richard Katz Perspectives on Development, Education and Community PART FOUR: ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS Altered States of Consciousness, Magical Thinking and Psychopathology - Leonard Zusne The Case of Ludwig Staudenmaier Self Presentation in Malaysian Spirit Seances - Raymond L M Lee A Dramaturgical Perspective on Altered States of Consciousness in Healing Ceremonies Stressing Social Change and Songhay Possession - Paul Stoller Power and Hallucinogenic States of Consciousness Among the Moche - Marlene Dobkin de Rios An Ancient Peruvian Society

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