Altering Consciousness Multidisciplinary Perspectives 1st Edition by Etzel Cardena, Michael J Winkelman ISBN 031338309X 9780313383090

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ISBN 10: 031338309X

ISBN 13: 9780313383090 

Author: Etzel Cardeña, Michael J. Winkelman 

This authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of altered states of consciousness (ASC) shows how their study is necessary to gain a fundamental understanding of human culture, history, and biology.

Altered consciousness is one of humanity’s most mystical and life-altering aspects. These remarkable changes in mental state have understandably been a topic of general interest and scientific inquiry across time. Beyond simply satisfying our curiosity, however, studies focused upon altered consciousness can also bring valuable insights into our experience, biology, and culture.

This unprecedented two-volume set will intrigue anyone interested in psychology, biology and neurology, science, history, arts and the humanities, and literature on consciousness, from general readers to scholars and researchers. An impressive collection of international contributors address altered states of consciousness from the perspectives of history, evolution, psychology, culture, literature, human biology, contemporary science, and society, seeking to illuminate the causes, effects, and meanings of altered consciousness. The first volume provides an introduction and centers on the importance of altered states in history, culture, and the humanities, while the second volume presents biological and psychological perspectives on altered consciousness and examines their potential for healing and pathology.

• Contains various illustrations in the two volumes
• Presents a bibliography of representative references to the literature on altered states across various disciplines and languages
• Provides convenient cross-referencing of subjects across chapters

Table of contents:

Part I: Biological Perspectives

1. Sleep, Dreams, and Other Biological Cycles as Altered States of Consciousness
2. Neurochemistry and Altered Consciousness
3. Dopamine, Altered Consciousness, and Distant Space with Special Reference to Shamanic Ecstasy
4. Transcendent Experiences and Brain Mechanisms
5. DMT and Human Consciousness
6. LSD and the Serotonin System’s Effects on Human Consciousness
7. Peyote and Meaning
8. Addiction and the Dynamics of Altered States of Consciousness
9. Altering Consciousness Through Sexual Activity
10. Altered Consciousness and Human Development

Part II: Psychological Perspectives

11. Altered States of Bodily Consciousness
12. Altering Consciousness and Neuropathology
13. Altered Consciousness in Emotion and Psychopathology
14. Visionary Spirituality and Mental Disorders
15. Altered States of Consciousness as Paradoxically Healing: An Embodied Social Neuroscience Perspective
16. Anomalous Phenomena, Psi, and Altered Consciousness

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