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Trance Rituals

Trance Rituals is a ritual ethnographic phenomenon characterized by structured cultural practices intentionally designed to induce altered states of consciousness, distinguishing it from other ritual forms through its focus on transcendent, non-ordinary psychological experiences as a medium for spiritual, healing, or initiatory purposes.

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106

Authors

44

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

56

Metakinesis: How God Becomes Intimate in Contemporary U.S. Christianity

T. M. Luhrmann · American Anthropologist · 2004 · 245 citations

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The Thick and the Thin: On the Interpretive Theoretical Program of Clifford Geertz [and Comments and Reply]

Paul Shankman, Attila Ágh, Erika Bourguignon et al. · Current Anthropology · 1984 · 170 citations

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Human Spirits: A Cultural Account of Trance in Mayotte

Erika Bourguignon, Michael Lambek · Man · 1982 · 159 citations

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The Economic and Social Context of Southern San Rock Art [and Comments and Reply]

J. D. Lewis‐Williams, Patricia N. Bardill, Megan Biesele et al. · Current Anthropology · 1982 · 137 citations

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Contentment and suffering: culture and experience in Toraja

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 133 citations

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Authors

106

  1. GS
    Graham St John

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    4 publications · 107 citations

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    h-index

  2. TO
    Tsutomu Oohashi

    Foundation for Advancement of International Science, Japan

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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  3. MH
    Manabu Honda

    National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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  4. ML
    Michael Lambek

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 249 citations

    2

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  5. LC
    Linda Connor

    Boston Children's Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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Institutions

44

  1. Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  2. Institute of Noetic Sciences

    Petaluma, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    140 citations

  3. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    266 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  5. Foundation for Advancement of International Science

    Tsukuba, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

  6. University of Colombo

    Colombo, Sri Lanka

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    81 citations

  7. University of Tsukuba

    Tsukuba, Japan

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    108 citations

  8. The Open University of Japan

    Chiba, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Ethos

    3 publications · 105 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 3 publications · 43 citations

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  3. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

    2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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  4. Anthropology of Consciousness

    AOC · 2 publications · 27 citations

    2

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  5. F1000Research

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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