"Caves Greece." . . "Filozofia grecka." . . . . . . . . "Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind Descending Underground in the Search for Ultimate Truth" . . "History"@en . . "History" . . . "Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind : Descending Underground in the Search for Ultimate Truth" . . . . . . . . . . "Caves and the Ancient Greek mind : descending underground in the search for ultimate truth" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Online-Publikation" . "A study of the way in which poets, priests, and sages sought for wisdom in ancient Greece by descending into caves or underground chambers. Yulia Ustinova offers a novel approach by juxtaposing ancient testimonies with the results of modern neuropsychological research." . . . . . . . . "Electronic book"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind analyses techniques of searching for ultimate wisdom in ancient Greece. The Greeks perceived mental experiences of exceptional intensity as resulting from divine intervention. They believed that to share in the immortals' knowledge, one had to liberate the soul from the burden of the mortal body by attaining an altered state of consciousness, that is, by merging with a superhuman being or through possession by a deity. These states were often attained by inspired mediums, 'impresarios of the gods' - prophets, poets, and sages - who descended into caves or underground chambers. Yulia Ustinova juxtaposes ancient testimonies with the results of modern neuropsychological research. This novel approach enables an examination of religious phenomena not only from the outside, but also from the inside: it penetrates the consciousness of people who were engaged in the vision quest, and demonstrates that the darkness of the caves provided conditions vital for their activities." . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . "Caves and the ancient Greek mind descending underground in the search for ultimate truth" . "Caves and the ancient Greek mind descending underground in the search for ultimate truth"@en . . . . . . . "Caves and the ancient Greek mind : descending underground in the search for ultimate truth" . . . . "Griechenland <Altertum>" . . . . "Sous-sols Grèce Histoire." . . "Coves Grècia Aspectes religiosos." . . "Caves Religious aspects." . . "Orakels." . . "caverne prophétie Grèce antique." . . "Mysticism Greece." . . "Geistesgeschichte." . . "Mistyka Grecja." . . "Psicologia de la religió Grècia." . . "caverne mystères Grèce antique." . . "Filosofia antiga." . . "Mitologia grega Psicologia" . . "Greece." . . "Philosophie ancienne." . . "Griechenland." . . "Höhle." . . "Griekse oudheid." . . "Mystiek." . . "Psychology, Religious." . . "Griechenland (Altertum)" . . "Bewustzijnstoestanden." . . "Mysticisme Grèce." . . "Religion Griechen." . . "Cavernes Grèce." . . "Mystique Grèce Antiquité." . . "RELIGION Mysticism." . . "Mystizismus." . . "Grottes Grèce Antiquité." . . "Caverne - Aspetti religiosi - Grecia antica." . . "Mysticism." . . "Ustinova, Yulia" . . "Heiligdommen." . . "Oracles grecs." . . "Geistesgeschichte" . . "Electronic books." . . "Mysticisme Grèce Histoire." . . "Psychologia religii." . . "To 1500" . . "Philosophy." . . "Jaskinie Grecja." . . "Misticisme Grècia." . . "Philosophy, Ancient." . . "Cultus." . . "Höhle Griechenland." . . "Caverne - Aspetti filosofici - Grecia antica." . . "Sacred space." . . "Grotten." . . "caverne philosophie grecque antique." . . "Psychologie religieuse." . . "Caves." . . "Philosophie." . . "caverne sage Grèce antique." . . "Philosophie antique." . .