Altered States of Consciousness PDF

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This document appears to be study notes for a course on Altered States of Consciousness. It covers various topics including brainwave states, different types of altered states, and religious contexts in altered states of consciousness. Key terms and concepts are highlighted for learning.

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**QUIZLET MAKER** ★ **ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS** ↷ 1. a. b. c. d. i. 2. e. f. ii. g. h. i. 3. j. iii. k. iv. l. m. n. 4. o. v. vi. 1. 5. p. 6. q. r. ★ **ENTHEOGENS** ↷ 1. a. b. c. i. d. e. ★ **SYNCRETISM** ↷ 1. a....

**QUIZLET MAKER** ★ **ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS** ↷ 1. a. b. c. d. i. 2. e. f. ii. g. h. i. 3. j. iii. k. iv. l. m. n. 4. o. v. vi. 1. 5. p. 6. q. r. ★ **ENTHEOGENS** ↷ 1. a. b. c. i. d. e. ★ **SYNCRETISM** ↷ 1. a. 2. b. c. i. ii. d. 3. e. iii. iv. v. 1. f. vi. vii. viii. ix. 4. g. x. xi. xii. xiii. xiv. h. xv. xvi. xvii. xviii. xix. i. xx. xxi. xxii. xxiii. xxiv. 5. j. k. l. m. n. xxv. 2. 6. o. xxvi. 3. ★ **REVITALIZATION MOVEMENTS** ↷ 1. a. b. **REV. MOVEMENT** **CHARACTERISTICS** -------------------------- -------------------------------------- Nativist and nationalist Millenarian and apocalyptic Messianic Reactionary or traditionalist Prophetic Anti-colonial Syncretistic Non-progressive; focused on the past 2. c. d. e. f. g. 3. h. i. ii. iii. iv. 1. i. v. vi. vii. 2. j. viii. 3. ix. x. k. xi. 4. l. xii. 5. a. b. ★ **SHAMANISM** ↷ 1. a. i. ii. iii. iv. v. 2. b. 3. c. d. e. vi. 4. f. g. vii. 5. h. 6. i. ★ **WITCHCRAFT** ↷ 1. 2. a. i. ii. 3. b. iii. 4. c. d. e. 5. f. g. h. i. iv. v. vi. ★ **RITUALS** ↷ 1. a. b. c. i. ii. iii. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. 3. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. 4. r. 5. s. iv. v. 1. 6. t. vi. vii. 2. u. viii. ★ **PILGRIMAGE** ↷ 1. a. 2. b. 3. c. i. ii. iii. d. iv. v. vi. e. vii. viii. 1. 2. 3. 4. ★ **TOTEM AND TABOO** ↷ 1. a. 2. 3. b. 4. c. i. ii. d. iii. 1. iv. 2. 5. e. f. 6. g. v. h. ★ **RELIGION AND THE STATE** ↷ **SYSTEM** **WHAT** **WHO** ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Theocracy Religion = Law Islamic Rep. of Islam Divine kingship Religious officials control a "divine" or "demigod" king Ancient Israel, Egyptian pharaoh, Japanese emperor Dual state Religion & state = "separate but equal" Medieval Europe Secular state Religion & state = separate U.S Atheist state Religion = forbidden China, Old Soviet Union **FUNDAMENTALISM** **MODERNISM** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Religious writings are legit and there's no mistakes because they're the word of God" "Maybe we shouldn\'t take religious scriptures literally because changes occur over time" 1. a. b. 2. c. 3. ★ **EASTERN RELIGIONS** ↷ 1. **Hinduism** **Buddhism** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Believe in karma and dharma (duty) as a means to achieve a favorable reincarnation Believe in ending the cycle of reincarnation by entering nirvana (fostered by good acts) 2. **Taoism** **Confucianism** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No deity; A way of living focused on harmony with nature and "not doing" No deity; A moral philosophy focused on social harmony and filial piety 3. **Zen** **Shinto** ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A variety of Buddhism; Focused on learning through paradox Indigenous religion; No scripture; Based on oral traditions from ages ago 4. 5. ★ **ISLAM** ↷ 1. a. b. c. d. e. 2. **Sunni** **Shi'ite** ------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The caliphs (heads of state) should lead! Imams or Ayatollahs, descendants of Ali (Muhammad\'s cousin/son-in-law) should lead! 3. 4. f. 5. g. 6. h.

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