The Antipodes of the Mind
charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience
$104.49
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2002
Summary
The Antipodes of the Mind: A Cognitive Exploration of Ayahuasca
This is a pioneering cognitive psychological study of Ayahuasca, a plant-based Amazonian psychotropic brew. Benny Shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by Ayahuasca, and analyzes them from a cognitive psychological perspective. He also presents some philosophical reflections.
Empirically, the research presented in this book is based on the systematic …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199252930 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199252939 |
| Author: | Benny Shanon |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2002 |
| Weight: | 719g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 157mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
The experiences described in this book are quite literally mind-blowing and the cosmic vision it describes will be of great interest to TC readers. Highly recommended.
`Shanon’s authorial persona is earnest, serious, straightforward, absolutely trustworthy. Antipodes is suffused with a sense of genuine adventure.‘John Horgan, author of Rational Mysticism
About The Author
Benny Shanon
Benny Shanon is a Professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holder of the Mandel Chair in Cognition.
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