The cult of the seer in the ancient Middle East : a contribution to current research on hallucinations drawn from Coptic and other texts / [Violet MacDermot].

  • Violet MacDermot
Date:
1971
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Credit: The cult of the seer in the ancient Middle East : a contribution to current research on hallucinations drawn from Coptic and other texts / [Violet MacDermot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS FOREWORD AND ACKNO WLEDGMENTS ix PREFACE xi INTRODUCTION 1 I THE FACULTY OF VISION 1 II THE DECLINE OF ORACLES 13 Chapter I WITHDRA WAL FROM THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SENSES 22 Preliminary Considerations 22 I THE ASCETIC WAY OF LIFE 26 (272) 1 Ascetic Practices 26 (272) 2 Discipleship 29 (283) II SELF-ISOLATION 31 (290) 1 Prolonged Solitude 31 (290) 2 Self-enclosure 34 (296) III SELF-MORTIFICATION 36 (301) 1 Fatigue and Weakening of the Body 36 (301) 2 Pain 37 (305) (i) Self-infliction of Pain 37 (305) (ii) Disregard of Pain 37 (312) (iii) Devices for Preventing Rest 38 (316) IV FOOD DEPRIVATION 39 (322) 1 Restriction of Diet 39 (322) 2 Days of Fasting 40 (327) 3 Heavenly Food 42 (333) V SLEEP DEPRIVATION 43 (338) 1 Complete Deprivation 43 (338) 2 Nights of Vigil 47 (340) CONCLUSION 48 v
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