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Seeing sound: consciousness and therapeutic acoustics in the inter‐sensory shamanic epistemology of the Orang Sakai of Riau (Sumatra)

Porath, Nathan·2008·Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00522.x
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This article explores therapeutic shamanic sounds in relation to Orang Sakai ideas of (altered) consciousness. The argument given is that within a shamanic epistemology the very idea of producing sound involves an assumption of the material existence of non‐physical beings as sound‐makers. Such sounds are conceived to be as materially real as are ordinary physical sounds. The article argues further that sound is not only experienced through hearing but can also be inter‐sensorially experienced through the perception of sight. Moreover, ocular perception can refer to both seeing with the eyes and seeing with the ‘inner eye’, which for Sakais is an organ and not a mental function. Finally, given that sound can be inter‐sensorially experienced, this article questions the validity of the oral/aural concept for non‐literate societies. Résumé: L'auteur explore les sons chamaniques thérapeutiques en relation avec les idées de conscience (modifiée) des Orang Sakai. Son argument est que dans une épistémologie chamanique, l'idée même de production de sons suppose l'existence matérielle d'êtres non physiques qui sont à l'origine de ces sons. Ceux‐ci sont conçus comme étant aussi matériellement réels que les sons physiques ordinaires. L'auteur affirme en outre que le son n'est pas seulement perçu par l'oreille mais peut aussi être perçu de façon intersensorielle, par la perception visuelle. En outre, la perception visuelle peut faire référence à la fois à la vision par les yeux et à la vision par « l'œil intérieur », que les Sakai considèrent comme un organe et non comme une fonction mentale. Enfin, étant donné que le son peut être perçu de façon intersensorielle, l'article remet en question la validité du concept d'oralité/auralité dans les sociétés sans écrit.

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  • Societies the world over throughout history have had practitioner specialists who engage with altered perceptions of reality and perceptual experiences of communication with unseen otherworldly beings for the purposes of healing, forecasting the future, and navigating the relationships between humans and the non-human world.

    “Societies the world over throughout history have had practitioner specialists who engage with altered perceptions of reality and perceptual experiences of communication with unseen otherworldly beings for the purposes of healing (Porath 2008), forecasting the future (Evans-Pritchard 1937; Curry 2016), and navigating the relationships between humans and the non-human world (Eliade 1972; Narby and”

    From Cultural Evolution of Religion, Spirituality and Ritual: Impacts On Human Cooperation (2024) · cites this paper as Porath 2008

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Authors
Porath, N.
Affiliations
International Institute for Asian Studies (NL)
Corresponding author
Porath, Nathan
Venue
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-08-13
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
647-663
ISSN
  • 1359-0987 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9655
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00522.x
OpenAlex
W1978882093
Cited by
36
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2
FWCI
1.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Sound Studies and Aurality
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Music › Diverse Musicological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia
Keywords
shamanism, altered states of consciousness, inner eye, non-literate societies, Riau

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