Dreams and altered states of consciousness in anthropological research

Bourguignon, Erika

Dreams and altered states of consciousness in anthropological research

Psychological Anthropology • Schenkman Publishing • Cambridge, Mass. • Published In 1972 • Pages: 403-434 •

By Bourguignon, Erika

Abstract

This chapter reviews various ethnographic and psychological studies of dreaming and hypothesizes about the relationship between institutionalized forms of trance and the use of dreams. Results show that societies with institutionalized forms of trance are more likely to use dreams to seek and control supernatural powers.

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Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
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Ethnographic Reports

Hypotheses (1)
Hypothesis	Supported
"We expected to find that societies with institutionalized forms of Trance were more likely to be those coded by D'Andrade as having the use of dreams to seek and control supernatural powers than those that do not have institutionalized forms of Trance" (418)	Supported

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Dreams and altered states of consciousness in anthropological research

Psychological Anthropology • Schenkman Publishing • Cambridge, Mass. • Published In 1972 • Pages: 403-434 • Cite

By Bourguignon, Erika

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (1)

Psychological Anthropology • Schenkman Publishing • Cambridge, Mass. • Published In 1972 • Pages: 403-434 •