Vision Quest -Table of Contents
UCSC BA THESIS * Modern Society and Social Thought , Stevenson College 1987 1st Honors Senior Thesis Project (Honors in the Major, 2nd) Vision Quest: Shamanic Ecstasy in Traditional and Modern Societies, A Transhistorical Cross-cultural Analysis Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: Definitions, Terms, Cultural and Cross-Cultural Patterns and Commonalties, and Historical Origins Chapter Two: Functions, Social Roles, Forms and Differentiations from Other People, Sacred Practitioners and Ecstatics Chapter Three: The Functional Roles of Vision, Ecstasy, Trance, Hallucinogens and Alternate States of Consciousness in Accelerated Neuro-Genetic Learning and Processing of Emotions and Cognitive Skills; What It Is, What It's Like, and How Shamans Do It Chapter Four: Becoming a Shaman: Initiation and Legitimation Chapter Five: The Shaman: Culture-Carrier, Teacher and Social Integrator; Status, Ethics and Gender Ratios Chapter Six: Elements and Sources of th...