Hallucinations and sensory overrides

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2011, Pages 71-85

  Luhrmann, T M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropological theory of mind; Anthropology of mind; Psychosis; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ETHNICITY; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80053408231     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-081309-145819     Document Type: Article

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