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ANTH 120 PO - Altered States of Consciousness


CrsNo ANTH120 PO


When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2011.

Instructor(s): J. Perry

Throughout time and space, humans have used deprivation, meditation, trance and psychotropic substances to produce altered states of consciousness. This course explores how altered states are achieved, in what contexts and by whom; what purposes such mindsets are believed to serve; and how these practices are manifested in art, ritual performance and other media.



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