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Title: | What Can We Learn From Shamans' Dreaming? A Cross-Cultural Exploration | Contributor(s): | Laughlin, Charles D (author); Rock, Adam John (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | DOI: | 10.1037/a0038437 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17053 | Abstract: | Shamanism is a worldwide social phenomenon consisting of a set of practices (e.g., ritualistic drumming, sensory deprivation, the ingestion of entheogens and dream incubation) designed to obtain knowledge from alternative realities for the purpose of benefiting one's social group. The aim of this paper is to provide a cross-cultural exploration of dreaming in the context of shamanism. We proceed by addressing 2 fundamental questions: What is meant by the terms shaman and shamanic principle, and what is the distinction between monophasic and polyphasic social groups with regards to the veridicality and cultural significance of dreams? It will be demonstrated that the kind of society in which shamanism arises (groups having polyphasic cultures) is quite different compared to modern materialistic/technocratic society (those having monophasic cultures). Subsequently, our cross-cultural investigation of shamanic dreaming focuses on the shamanic call, initiation and healing. Finally, we elucidate the major elements of core shamanism as they appear to influence dreaming, dream interpretation and dream culture, and suggest that in fact dreaming invites shamanism. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Dreaming, 24(4), p. 233-252 | Publisher: | American Psychological Association | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1053-0797 1573-3351 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520599 Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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