Cave experiences and ancient Greek oracles

Time and Mind

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-286

  Ustinova, Yulia ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Altered states of consciousness; Ancient Greece; Caves; Oracles; Sensory deprivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649098396     PISSN: 1751696X     EISSN: 17516978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175169609X12464529903092     Document Type: Review

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