Some correspondences and similarities of shamanism and cognitive science: Interconnectedness, extension of meaning, and attribution of mental states

Anthropology of Consciousness

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 26-45

  Hubbard, Timothy L ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54949090200     PISSN: 10534202     EISSN: 15563537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ac.2002.13.2.26     Document Type: Article

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