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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Lynn, Christopher D.
Lynn, Christopher D.
Titre(s) : Transcendental medication [Texte imprimé] : the evolution of mind, culture, and healing / Christopher D. Lynn
Publication : Abingdon ; New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii, 130 p.) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Transcendental Medication considers why human brains evolved to have consciousness,
yet we spend much of our time trying to reduce our awareness. It outlines how limiting
consciousness-rather than expanding it-is more functional and satisfying for most
people, most of the time. The suggestion is that our brains evolved mechanisms to
deal with the stress of awareness in concert with awareness itself - otherwise it
is too costly to handle. Defining dissociation as 'partitioning of awareness', Lynn
touches on disparate cultural and psychological practices such as religion, drug use,
12-step programs, and dancing. The chapters draw on biological and cultural studies
of Pentecostal speaking in tongues and stress, the results of our 800,000+ years watching
hearth and campfires, and unconscious uses of self-deception as mating strategy. Written
in a highly engaging style, Transcendental Medication will appeal to students and
scholars interested in mind, altered states of consciousness, and evolution. It is
particularly suitable for those approaching the issue from cultural, biological, psychological
and cognitive anthropology, as well as evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience,
and religious studies"
Sujet(s) : Esprit et corps
Méditation transcendantale
Indice(s) Dewey :
158.1 (23e éd.) = Amélioration et analyse personnelles
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780367472641. - ISBN 0367472643. - ISBN 9780367472634. - ISBN 0367472635. -
ISBN 9781003034483 (erroné). - ISBN 9781000568592 (erroné). - ISBN 9781000568561 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47035073g
Notice n° :
FRBNF47035073
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