THE AMBIGUOUS MEANING OF TRANCE: PRODUCTION OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES IN ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE CONTEXT OF NEO-SHAMANISM

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B31/S8.027" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B31/S8.027</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B31/S8.027" target="_blank" >10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B31/S8.027</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
THE AMBIGUOUS MEANING OF TRANCE: PRODUCTION OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES IN ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE CONTEXT OF NEO-SHAMANISM
Original language description
The paper draws upon an anthropological field study exploring new religious movements - in particular neo-shamanism - which I am currently undertaking. The research employs the participant observation method and deals with a typical feature of many of these movements: the intentional bringing about of altered states of consciousness and subsequent unusual experiences (visions) to use as part of spiritual practice. According to neo-shamans, their spiritual "journeys" take place in a trance. However, as Idiscovered during my field research, the meaning of the word "trance" in the neo-shamanic context differs significantly from its more common general understanding. The expressions trance, altered state of consciousness, vision, etc. are popular terms which are used regularly, but their exact meaning is seldom clarified and discussed, even in scholarly texts. In order to open up such a discussion and map the meaning and significance assigned to the word trance in the neo-shamanic context
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
SGEM Conference on Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Philosophy: Conference Proceedings
ISBN
978-619-7105-29-2
ISSN
2367-5659
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
201-208
Publisher name
STEF92 Technology Ltd.,
Place of publication
Sofia, Bulgaria
Event location
Albena, Bulgaria
Event date
Sep 1, 2014
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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