Music and Altered States : Consciousness, Transcendence, Therapy and Addictions.

This international collection examines the opportunities for using music-induced states of altered consciousness to promote physical and mental healing, treat substance dependence, and in spiritual and palliative care. The contributors describe the successful use of altered states and their therapeu...

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Main Author: Aldridge, David, 1947-
Other Authors: Fachner, Jorg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • COVER; Music and Altered States; Contents; 1 Music, Consciousness and Altered States David Aldridge; 2 Music and Altered States of Consciousness: An Overview Jörg Fachner; 3 Music and Trance John J. Pilch; 4 The Effects of Listening to Monotonous Drumming on Subjective Experiences Csaba Szabó; 5 Perception and Responses to Schemata in Different Cultures Western and Arab Music Dalia Cohen; 6 Music as Medicine: The Adyghs' Case Alla N. Sokolova; 7 Music and Drug-Induced Altered States of Consciousness Jörg Fachner.
  • 8 The Role of Music in Healing with Hallucinogens Tribal and Western Studies Marlene Dobkin de Rios9 Polyrhythms Supporting a Pharmacotherapy Music in the Iboga Initiation Ceremony in Gabon Uwe Maas and Süster Strubelt; 10 Dangerous Music Working with the Destructive and Healing Powers of Popular Music in the Treatment of Substance Abusers Tsvia Horesh; 11 On a Journey to Somatic Memory Theoretical and Clinical Approaches for the Treatment of Traumatic Memories in Music Therapy-Based Dr.