Neuropsychology and Upper Palaeolithic Art: Observations on the Progress of Altered States of Consciousness

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-111

  Lewis Williams, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

altered states of consciousness; rock art; shamanism; Three Stages of Trance model

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007947075     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774304000083     Document Type: Article

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