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Virtually Shamans: An Anthropological Perspective on AI Chatbots 虚拟萨满：人工智能聊天机器人的人类学视角

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70011

Mark Friis Hau, Jakob Krause-Jensen

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Ketamine Integration Chaplaincy: A Novel Spiritual Care Approach to Psychedelic Integration 氯胺酮整合牧师：一种新的迷幻整合精神关怀方法

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70012

Jeffrey A. Breau, Paul Gillis-Smith, Tara Deonauth

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Psychedelics, Harm Reduction, and Life's Big Questions: Making Sense of Spirituality and Religion After the Journey 致幻剂，减少伤害，和生命的大问题：在旅程后的精神和宗教的意义

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70010

Lisa L. Gezon, Kenton Bartlett

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Reports of Non-Physical Beings Assisting in Reiki Sessions 非物质存有协助灵气课程的报告

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70009

Helané Wahbeh, Beth Glick, Juliette Gallo, Garret Yount

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How an Onaya Dreams: A Healer's Affinal Relationship With Plants 一个Onaya如何做梦：治疗师与植物的最终关系

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70008

Yumi Watanabe

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Fear as a Catalyst for the Emergence of Self-Awareness: An Evolutionary Theorem of Consciousness 恐惧是自我意识出现的催化剂：意识的进化定理

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70007

Babis Papadamianos

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An Anthropological Study of Spirits. By Christine S. VanPool and Todd L. VanPool, Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2023. XIX, 247 pp. $179.99 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-3-031-25919-7 精神的人类学研究。作者：克里斯汀·s·范普尔和托德·l·范普尔，瑞士Cham: 2023年6月10日。19号，247页，179.99美元（精装版）。ISBN: 978-3-031-25919-7

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70006

Kyle Montgomery, Erik Stanley

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Paranormal Folklore in Western Georgia: A Critical Narrative Analysis of Apparitions 乔治亚州西部的超自然民间传说：对《幽灵》的批判性叙事分析

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70005

Jacob W. Glazier, David S. B. Mitchell, Zachary Wipff, Noah Cochran

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Advancing the Anthropology of Psychedelics: Integrating Clinical Evidence, Sociocultural Insights, and Ethical Frameworks 推进致幻剂人类学：整合临床证据、社会文化见解和伦理框架

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70004

Liu Yi-Fei, Lien-Chung Wei

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A Chaotic Life: The Memoirs of Stanley Krippner, Pioneering Humanistic Psychologist: Volume 1. By Stanley Krippner, Colorado Springs, CO: University Professors Press, 2024. 268 pp. USD $24.58 (paperback). ISBN 978-1955737494. A Chaotic Life (Volumes 1–3 With Bonus Chapters): Apple Books. 1374 pp. USD $49.95 (e-book), 2024. ISBN 978-1955737555. 混乱的生活：斯坦利·克里普纳的回忆录，先锋人本主义心理学家：卷1。斯坦利·克里普纳著，科罗拉多州科罗拉多斯普林斯：大学教授出版社，2024年。268页，24.58美元（平装本）。ISBN 978 - 1955737494。混乱的生活（1-3卷附带奖励章节）：苹果图书，1374页，49.95美元（电子书），2024年。ISBN 978 - 1955737555。

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70003

Mark A. Schroll

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