Shamanic Cosmology as an Evolutionary Neurocognitive Epistemology.
The biological foundation for a shamanic epistemology is indicated by the cross-cultural distribution of a shamanic cosmology derived from knowledge obtained during altered consciousness. These special forms of consciousness involve integrative brain conditions that access ancient ways of knowing, e...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 79 - 100 |
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Floraglades Foundation, Inc.
2013
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