Trance and Transfiguration in Rock Art and literature, Unisa Press/Routledge 2025

Abstract

Academic courses on psychedelic drugs and religion are very popular among Ivy League universities, notably, Brown University, Berkeley, Duke, and Harvard University. Current research articles and books abound on the topic (see for example Johnson (2022), Richards (2016), Cherniak et al (2022)). The prevalence of the field speaks to its acceptance by mainstream academia. Medical research is also recognising the benefits of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of depression and addiction (Kuypers 2020).

Keywords

• Trance
• transfiguration
• rock art
• literature
• shamanism