Hallucinatory imagery and the origin of early South American figurine art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3919869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P W Stahl (0000-0003-2267-1676, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 134-150 |
| Publication date | 1986-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1986.9979993 |
| OpenAlex | W2016712228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 21 |
Hallucination is associated with a set of universal and redundant sensory phenomena which often include the appearance of anthropomorphic images. These are especially apparent through drug intoxication, a technique used by native shamans of tropical lowland South America to achieve ecstatic communion with spirits. The paper presents evidence for the ritual use of figurines as repositories for ecstatically contacted spirits. It is suggested that certain Early Formative stage archaeological figurines in western Ecuador may have had an analogous function in a prehistoric shamanic religion
Archaeology · Art · Ethnology · Formative assessment · Geography · Prehistory · Rock art · Shamanism · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |