Monotonous Percussion Drumming and Trance Postures: A Controlled Evaluation of Phenomenological Effects Export

@article{citeulike:4235118, abstract = {Felicitas Goodman (1990) observed that naive participants experienced unique trance states, characterized by specific visionary content, when they assumed particular postures and listened to monotonous rattling. Students (n = 284), enrolled in various sections of the course Introduction to Psychology, experienced one of four conditions with their eyes closed: Sitting Quietly with and without Drumming, Standing (Feather Serpent) Posture plus Drumming with and without Suggested Experiences. Participants completed the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (Pekala 1982, 1991c) and wrote narratives following their respective stimulus conditions. Participants reported less imagery, joy, and absorption, but more internal dialogue, self-awareness, and muscular tension in the posture, compared to the sitting quietly, conditions. Goodman's results of specific posture (content-related) effects with naive participants were not replicated.}, address = {West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Holy Family College Grant and Frankford Avenues Philadelphia, PA 19114-2094; West Chester University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychology The Peoples Building West Chester, PA 19383; Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA 19320}, author = {Woodside, Lisa N. and Kumar, V. K. and Pekala, Ronald J.}, citeulike-article-id = {4235118}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ac.1997.8.2-3.69}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/120181448/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1525/ac.1997.8.2-3.69}, journal = {Anthropology of Consciousness}, keywords = {animal, felicitas, goodman, postures, trance}, number = {2-3}, pages = {69--87}, posted-at = {2009-03-29 14:54:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Monotonous Percussion Drumming and Trance Postures: A Controlled Evaluation of Phenomenological Effects}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ac.1997.8.2-3.69}, volume = {8}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4235118 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4235118 N2 - Felicitas Goodman (1990) observed that naive participants experienced unique trance states, characterized by specific visionary content, when they assumed particular postures and listened to monotonous rattling. Students (n = 284), enrolled in various sections of the course Introduction to Psychology, experienced one of four conditions with their eyes closed: Sitting Quietly with and without Drumming, Standing (Feather Serpent) Posture plus Drumming with and without Suggested Experiences. Participants completed the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (Pekala 1982, 1991c) and wrote narratives following their respective stimulus conditions. Participants reported less imagery, joy, and absorption, but more internal dialogue, self-awareness, and muscular tension in the posture, compared to the sitting quietly, conditions. Goodman's results of specific posture (content-related) effects with naive participants were not replicated. IS - 2-3 JF - Anthropology of Consciousness AD - West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Holy Family College Grant and Frankford Avenues Philadelphia, PA 19114-2094; West Chester University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychology The Peoples Building West Chester, PA 19383; Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA 19320 EP - 87 TI - Monotonous Percussion Drumming and Trance Postures: A Controlled Evaluation of Phenomenological Effects VL - 8 SP - 69 KW - animal KW - felicitas KW - goodman KW - postures KW - trance AU - Woodside, Lisa AU - Kumar, VK AU - Pekala, Ronald PY - 1997/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ac.1997.8.2-3.69 ER -