Portals : opening doorways to other realities through the senses / Lynne Hume.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, Lynne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Senses and sensation.

Altered states of consciousness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York : Berg, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Investigates how we move beyond the conscious and physical world using our senses, into other realities of the spiritual and the divine. This title looks at the techniques used to alter consciousness practiced by shamans, monks, and other religious specialists. These include the use of drugs, as well as drumming, chanting and meditation.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Entrances and Exits; 2 Mandalas and Visual Symbols; 3 Portals of Sound; 4 Dance and Movement; 5 Tactile Portals; 6 Olfactory and Gustatory Portals; 7 Entheogens as Portals; 8 An Anatomy of Reality; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-189) and index.

ISBN:

1-00-308640-3

1-003-08640-3

1-000-18324-6

1-4742-1536-X

1-282-54568-X

9786612545689

1-84788-328-1

9781003086406

OCLC:

290552207