Altered States of Consciousness and Mental Health
A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Edited by:

Colleen Ward - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Volume: 12

Series:
Cross Cultural Research and Methodology

Other Titles in:
Social Psychology (General)

December 1989 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Description
Contents

This volume presents various perspectives on altered states of consciousness and mental health and places them within the boundaries of cross-cultural psychology. Part One considers theoretical and methodological issues in the study of altered states of consciousness; Parts Two and Three link altered states of consciousness and mental health by focusing on both its therapeutic and pathological aspects. The final section concentrates on models highlighting a variety of paradigms and diverse methodological approaches.

PART ONE: ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES

Colleen A Ward

The Cross-cultural Study of Altered States of Consciousness and Mental Health

Michael Lambek

From Disease to Discourse

Remarks on the Conceptualization of Trance and Spirit Possession

PART TWO: ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Simon Kemp

`Ravished of a Fiend'

Demonology and Medieval Madness

C R Chandra Shekar

Possession Syndrome in India

Nicholas P Spanos

Hypnosis, Demonic Possession and Multiple Personality

Strategic Enactments and Disavowals of Responsibility for Actions

Colleen A Ward

Possession and Exorcism - Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in a Magico-Religious Context

PART THREE: THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

J P Valla and Raymond Prince

Religious Experiences as Self-Healing Mechanisms

Wolfgang Jilek

Therapeutic Use of Altered States of Consciousness in Contemporary North American Indian Dance Ceremonials

Stanley Krippner

A Call to Heal

Entry Patterns in Brazilian Mediumship

Richard Katz

Healing and Transformation

Perspectives on Development, Education and Community

PART FOUR: ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Leonard Zusne

Altered States of Consciousness, Magical Thinking and Psychopathology

The Case of Ludwig Staudenmaier

Raymond L M Lee

Self Presentation in Malaysian Spirit Seances

A Dramaturgical Perspective on Altered States of Consciousness in Healing Ceremonies

Paul Stoller

Stressing Social Change and Songhay Possession

Marlene Dobkin de Rios

Power and Hallucinogenic States of Consciousness Among the Moche

An Ancient Peruvian Society

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