Description
Product ID: | 9780367472634 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Transcendental Medication |
Subtitle: | The Evolution of Mind, Culture, and Healing |
Authors: | Author: Christopher D. Lynn |
Page Count: | 130 |
Subjects: | Religion and science, Religion & science, Society and culture: general, Social and cultural anthropology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Human biology, Society & culture: general, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Medical anthropology |
Description: | Transcendental Medication considers why human brains evolved to have consciousness, yet we spend much of our time trying to reduce our awareness. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in mind, altered states of consciousness, and evolution. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-04-29 |