John Hurrell Crook
Biographic Data
| ID | 3934915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Hurrell Crook |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Hurrell |
| FAMILY NAME | Crook |
| SIGNATURE | CROOK J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Shamans, yogins and indigenous psychologies
This article offers a brief account of the processes of world-view, particularly in selected representatives of the ‘ancient matrix’, and indicates how they may change as the second and third of Michail Bakhtin's phases impact upon them. The forms of religion found in hunter-gatherer societies of the ‘ancient matrix’ are commonly described as ‘shamanic’. Although they vary considerably in form and function, such cultures share several key attribu…
The indigenous psychiatry of Ladakh, part II: Narrative and metanarrative in the cultural control of dissociative states in the Himalayas
In traditional Ladakh (NW India, Tibetan) men are less frequently sufferers from dissociative possession by 'witches' than are women, but they may be possessed by spirits of place, plausibly a consequence of their more outward focus on life beyond the household. Where possession leads to authorisation to practice as an oracle healer the 'afflicted' may gain in social status. Male possession is also induced through ritual meditation (visualisation…
The indigenous psychiatry of Ladakh, Part I: Practice theory approaches to trance possession in the himalayas
In traditional Ladakh (NW India) psychological distress is treated as possession necessitating identification and expulsion or control of the possessing agent. On marriage young women are commonly afflicted and men suffering stress from a variety of causes may also be affected. Aid for an individual may be sought from various helpers but a common treatment occurs in seance with a shamanic oracle‐healer (Iha.pa). These oracles are women or men who…
The Evolution of Human Consciousness
Social change in Indian Tibet
The traditional economy of Ladakh was based in a polyandrous domus transmit ted between generations by primogeniture. Different forms of polyandry and its monogamous alternative are related to contrasts in the subsistence base as bet ween agricultural production and an urban cash economy of traders. The con struction of the military road from Kashmir to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, has facilitated shifts in resource availability which affect numer…
Problem of Inference in the Comparison of aAnimal and Human Social Organisations
Problems of inference in the comparison of animal and human social organisations
Darwinism and the sexual politics of primates
Social Ethology
Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals: Essays on the Social Ethology of Animals and Man
Sources of cooperation in animals and man
The Evolution of Human Consciousness
Social change in Indian Tibet
The traditional economy of Ladakh was based in a polyandrous domus transmit ted between generations by primogeniture. Different forms of polyandry and its monogamous alternative are related to contrasts in the subsistence base as bet ween agricultural production and an urban cash economy of traders. The con struction of the military road from Kashmir to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, has facilitated shifts in resource availability which affect numer…
The indigenous psychiatry of Ladakh, Part I: Practice theory approaches to trance possession in the himalayas
In traditional Ladakh (NW India) psychological distress is treated as possession necessitating identification and expulsion or control of the possessing agent. On marriage young women are commonly afflicted and men suffering stress from a variety of causes may also be affected. Aid for an individual may be sought from various helpers but a common treatment occurs in seance with a shamanic oracle‐healer (Iha.pa). These oracles are women or men who…
Darwinism and the sexual politics of primates
Sources of cooperation in animals and man
Problem of Inference in the Comparison of aAnimal and Human Social Organisations
Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals: Essays on the Social Ethology of Animals and Man
Sources of cooperation in animals and man
Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals: Essays on the Social Ethology of Animals and Man
Social Ethology
Darwinism and the sexual politics of primates
Problem of Inference in the Comparison of aAnimal and Human Social Organisations
Problems of inference in the comparison of animal and human social organisations
Social change in Indian Tibet
The traditional economy of Ladakh was based in a polyandrous domus transmit ted between generations by primogeniture. Different forms of polyandry and its monogamous alternative are related to contrasts in the subsistence base as bet ween agricultural production and an urban cash economy of traders. The con struction of the military road from Kashmir to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, has facilitated shifts in resource availability which affect numer…
The Evolution of Human Consciousness
The indigenous psychiatry of Ladakh, Part I: Practice theory approaches to trance possession in the himalayas
In traditional Ladakh (NW India) psychological distress is treated as possession necessitating identification and expulsion or control of the possessing agent. On marriage young women are commonly afflicted and men suffering stress from a variety of causes may also be affected. Aid for an individual may be sought from various helpers but a common treatment occurs in seance with a shamanic oracle‐healer (Iha.pa). These oracles are women or men who…
The indigenous psychiatry of Ladakh, part II: Narrative and metanarrative in the cultural control of dissociative states in the Himalayas
In traditional Ladakh (NW India, Tibetan) men are less frequently sufferers from dissociative possession by 'witches' than are women, but they may be possessed by spirits of place, plausibly a consequence of their more outward focus on life beyond the household. Where possession leads to authorisation to practice as an oracle healer the 'afflicted' may gain in social status. Male possession is also induced through ritual meditation (visualisation…
Shamans, yogins and indigenous psychologies
This article offers a brief account of the processes of world-view, particularly in selected representatives of the ‘ancient matrix’, and indicates how they may change as the second and third of Michail Bakhtin's phases impact upon them. The forms of religion found in hunter-gatherer societies of the ‘ancient matrix’ are commonly described as ‘shamanic’. Although they vary considerably in form and function, such cultures share several key attribu…
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