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Shamanism and Possession

Winkelman, Michael·2018·The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology
DOI 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1651
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Shamanism and possession are central concepts in the religious practices of many “premodern” societies, with substantial similarities manifested across cultures and time that reflect their basis in human nature. Shamans and possession both involve ritual alteration of consciousness but differences between them are illustrated by cross‐cultural studies and the distinctive experiential features associated with their respective activities. Shamans' characteristic alterations of consciousness involve soul flight, what modern psychology recognizes as out‐of‐body experiences that involve a separation of one's visual perspectives from self and body. Possession episodes differ in the experience of control by spirits and amnesia of the event, reflecting psychosocial features that produce dissociation. Shamanism and possession nonetheless share biological features in their elicitation of ancient brain systems to modify the consciousness in relation to healing and spiritual experiences.

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  • The additional significant prediction of Mediums by a measure of warfare involving Plunder is consistent with theories about the origination of Mediums' alterations of consciousness in trauma.

    “The additional significant prediction of Mediums by a measure of warfare involving Plunder is consistent with theories about the origination of Mediums' alterations of consciousness in trauma (Winkelman, 2018) such as that caused by taking women as captives for slaves and wives.”

    From An Ethnological Analogy and Biogenetic Model for Interpretation of Religion and Ritual in the Past (2022) · cites this paper as Winkelman, 2018

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  1. Bourguignon Erika, 1973, Religion, Altered States of Consciousness and Social Change
  2. 1964, Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
  3. Schachter Steven, 2006, Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion, 171
  4. Winkelman Michael, 2014, Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances Chemical Paths to Spirituality and God, 341

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Authors
Winkelman, M.
Affiliations
Arizona State University (US)
Corresponding author
Winkelman, Michael
ORCID
Winkelman, Michael
Venue
The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-09-05
Pages
1-12
DOI
10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1651
OpenAlex
W2997971010
Cited by
3
References
17
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2021: 2
Type
reference entry
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm)
Locations
The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
Keywords
shamanism, possession, ritual trance, altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, dissociation, spirit possession, amnesia, cross-cultural comparison, healing, spiritual experience, brain systems

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