Antipodes of the Mind Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience

Name: Antipodes of the Mind Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience
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ISBN: 9780199252923

ISBN-10: 0199252920

ISBN-13: 9780199252923

Edition: 2002

Authors: Benny Shanon

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This is a pioneering cognitive psychological study of Ayahuasca, a plant-based Amazonian psychotropic brew. Benny Shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by Ayahuasca, and analyzes them from a cognitive psychological perspective. He also presents some philosophical reflections. Empirically, the research presented in this book is based on the systematic recording of the author's extensive experiences with the brew and onthe interviewing of a large number of informants: indigenous people, shamans, members of different religious sects using Ayahuasca, and travellers. In addition to its being the most thorough study of the Ayahuasca…

Book details

List price: $81.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/23/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 488
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.27" tall
Weight: 2.112
Language: English

Benny Shanon is a Professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holder of the Mandel Chair in Cognition.



Prologue


Preliminaries


General background


Theoretical foundations


Methodology and general structure


The Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience


Atmosphere and general effects


opn eye visualizations


A structural typology of Ayahuasca visualizations


Interaction and narration


The contents of visions


The themes of visions


ideas, insights, and reflections


Non-visual perceptions


Consciousness I


Transformations


Time


Meaning and semantics


Consciousness II


Light


Theoretical issues


Stages and order


Contextual considerations


Cognitive parameters


Synamics


A general theoretical perspective


Concluding philosophical reflections


Epilogue


Appendix (Quantitative Data)


Bibliography