Music and Altered States: Consciousness, Transcendence, Therapy and Addictions

Contents

• 1. Music, Consciousness and Altered States, David Aldridge, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.
• 2. Music and Altered States of Consciousness: An Overview, Joerg Fachner, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.
• 3. Music and Trance, John J. Pilch, Georgetown University, USA.
• 4. The Effects of Monotonous Drumming on Subjective Experiences, Csaba Szabo, Debrecen University, Hungary.
• 5. Perception and Responses to Schemata in Different Cultures: Western and Arab Music, Dalia Cohen, Hebrew University, Israel.
• 6. Music and Medicine: The Adyghs' Case, Alla N. Sokolova, Adyghea State University, Russia.
• 7. Music and Drug Induced Altered States of Consciousness, Joerg Fachner, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.
• 8. The Role of Music in Healing with Hallucinogens: Tribal and Western Studies, Marlene Dobkin de Rios, University of California, USA.
• 9. Polyrhythms Supporting a Pharmacotherapy: Music in the Iboga Initiation Ceremony in Gabon, Uwe Maas and Suster Strubbelt, affiliation tbc.
• 10. Dangerous Music: Working with the Destructive and Healing Powers of Popular Music in the Treatment of Substance Abusers, Tsvia Horesh, Hebrew University, Israel.
• 11. "On a Journey to Somatic Memory": Theoretical and Clinical Approaches for the Treatment of Traumatic Memories in Music Therapy Based Drug Rehabilitation, Marko Punkanen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
• 12. Music Therapy and Spirituality: A Transcendental Understanding of Suffering, David Aldridge, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.
• 13. Music Therapy and Spirituality and the Challenges of End-Stage Illnesses, Lucanne Magill, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA. References. Index.