Other sources of the phenomenon can be autosuggestion, peer pressure, or a desire to experience what others have experienced. Perhaps the most obvious sociological category is the “possession trance.” A similar state that could be described as religious ecstasy may occur in the rituals and dances of other religious and cultural traditions; for example Kundalini [...]
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Abbé Faria (Abade Faria in Portuguese), or Abbé (Abbot) José Custódio de Faria, (30 May 1746 – 20 September 1819), was a colourful Goan Catholic monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Anton Mesmer. Unlike Mesmer, who claimed that hypnosis was mediated [...]
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