This interdisciplinary volume brings together a wide range of contributions. In which cultural-historical, psychological-psychiatric, neurophysiological and anthropological research on ecstatic experience is presented. Ecstatic experiences belong to the wealth of experience of mankind. They occur at all times and in all cultures. In Western cultures they have been subject to a process of exclusion since ancient times. As a result, their study and application have remained fragmentary. This interdisciplinary volume brings together a wide range of contributions. They present cultural-historical, psychological-psychiatric, neurophysiological, and anthropological research on ecstatic experience. Psychotherapeutic and spiritual aspects are also considered. In view of the variety of aspects covered, this is the most comprehensive scientific account of the phenomenon of ecstasy. With contributions by Christian Scharfetter and Peter Gasser.

Verlag Nachtschatten Verlag

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