{"product_id":"transcendental-medication-christopher-d-lynn-9780367472634","title":"Transcendental Medication: The Evolution of Mind, Culture, and Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranscendental Medication\u003c\/em\u003e considers why human brains evolved to have consciousness, yet we spend much of our time trying to reduce our awareness. It outlines how limiting consciousness-rather than expanding it-is more functional and satisfying for most people, most of the time. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe suggestion is that our brains evolved mechanisms to deal with the stress of awareness in concert with awareness itself-otherwise it is too costly to handle. Defining dissociation as \"partitioning of awareness,\" Lynn touches on disparate cultural and psychological practices such as religion, drug use, 12-step programs, and dancing. The chapters draw on biological and cultural studies of Pentecostal speaking in tongues and stress, the results of our 800,000+ years watching hearth and campfires, and unconscious uses of self-deception as mating strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a highly engaging style, \u003cem\u003eTranscendental Medication\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to students and scholars interested in mind, altered states of consciousness, and evolution. It is particularly suitable for those approaching the issue from cultural, biological, psychological, and cognitive anthropology, as well as evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and religious studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher D. Lynn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367472635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367472634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.30d","brand":"Christopher D. Lynn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056006099199,"sku":"9780367472634","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a74a47e-fcca-4ffd-bcd6-36777dccc420.jpg?v=1685039002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transcendental-medication-christopher-d-lynn-9780367472634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}