Music and Altered States: Consciousness, Transcendence, by David Aldridge

By David Aldridge

This overseas assortment examines the possibilities for utilizing music-induced states of altered attention to advertise actual and psychological therapeutic, deal with substance dependence, and in religious and palliative care. The individuals describe the winning use of altered states and their healing capability, offering examples from varied cultures and scientific, healing and religious settings. Their observations disguise a variety of tune kinds able to inducing altered states, together with polyrhythmic tune, monotonous drumming, Western pop, and Arab musical schemata, complemented by way of theoretical and medical techniques to functions in song treatment. This booklet may be an invaluable reference for practising tune therapists, musicologists, and ethnomusicologists, scholars and lecturers within the box.

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