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Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind - Descending Underground in the Search for Ultimate Truth (Hardcover)
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Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind - Descending Underground in the Search for Ultimate Truth (Hardcover)
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Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind analyses techniques of searching
for ultimate wisdom in ancient Greece. The Greeks perceived mental
experiences of exceptional intensity as resulting from divine
intervention. They believed that to share in the immortals'
knowledge, one had to liberate the soul from the burden of the
mortal body by attaining an altered state of consciousness, that
is, by merging with a superhuman being or through possession by a
deity. These states were often attained by inspired mediums,
impresarios of the gods' - prophets, poets, and sages - who
descended into caves or underground chambers. Yulia Ustinova
juxtaposes ancient testimonies with the results of modern
neuropsychological research. This novel approach enables an
examination of religious phenomena not only from the outside, but
also from the inside: it penetrates the consciousness of people who
were engaged in the vision quest, and demonstrates that the
darkness of the caves provided conditions vital for their
activities.
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