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@proceedings{1315495, author = {Chalupa, Aleš}, booktitle = {MUR: Brain, Mind, Religion Conference, Krakow, Poland, 28.2-1.3.2015}, keywords = {Delphic Oracle; Altered States of Consciousness; Cognitive Psychology; Patterned Dissociative Identity}, language = {eng}, title = {Pythia and Altered States of Consciousness: A Cognitive Perspective}, year = {2015} }
TY - CONF ID - 1315495 AU - Chalupa, Aleš PY - 2015 TI - Pythia and Altered States of Consciousness: A Cognitive Perspective KW - Delphic Oracle KW - Altered States of Consciousness KW - Cognitive Psychology KW - Patterned Dissociative Identity N2 - This paper attempts to evaluate possible contribution of cognitive psychology to our understanding of Pythia's role in divinatory procedures taking place in the Delphic Oracle. In previous scholarship there was a deep-rooted tendency to search for a natural substance whose digestion/inhalation should cause changes in Pythia's mental state. These efforts have recently been revived in the form of much advertised "Ethylene hypothesis", purportedly harmonizing information of ancient sources with scientific knowledge of modern geology and chemistry. It will be argued, however, that the actual merit of these "retrospective diagnoses" remains problematic, because it is often founded on a simplistic or one-sided interpretation of complex historical sources which reduces their scientific value. On the other hand, based on the a research done in the field of cognitive psychology, it will be proposed that Pythia's mental state can be classified as an instance of Patterned Dissociative Identity, which is very often emicly understood as a possession of human mind by spiritual beings. This new approach can, if carefully undertaken, produce some valuable insights about the working of the Delphic Oracle and possibly supplement missing pieces in our historiographical sources. ER -
CHALUPA, Aleš. Pythia and Altered States of Consciousness: A Cognitive Perspective. In \textit{MUR: Brain, Mind, Religion Conference, Krakow, Poland, 28.2-1.3.2015}. 2015.
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